Hiroshi Inoue <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Tom Lane wrote: >> IIRC, the SET does *not* start a transaction,
> Yes but doesn't autocommit-off mode mean that > it implicitly begins a transaction in suitable > places ? For example, 'set autocommit to off; > declare .. cursor ..' works though it never > work without BEGIN under autocommit-on mode. But the DECLARE would start a transaction --- AFAIR, pretty much everything except SET, COMMIT, ROLLBACK will start a transaction in autocommit=off mode. I'm not sure what your point is? regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate subscribe-nomail command to [EMAIL PROTECTED] so that your message can get through to the mailing list cleanly