Thomas Hallgren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > From your statement it sounds like you want to use the subtransactions > solely in a hidden mechanism and completely remove the ability to use > them from the function developer. Is that a correct interpretation?
No; I would like to develop the ability to specify savepoints in pltcl and plperl, so that already-executed SPI commands can be rolled back at need. But that is a feature for later --- it's way too late to think about it for 8.0. Moreover, having that will not remove the requirement for the state after catching a SPI error to be sane. The fundamental point you are missing, IMHO, is that a savepoint is a mechanism for rolling back *already executed* SPI commands when the function author wishes that to happen. A failure in an individual command should not leave the function in a broken state. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command (send "unregister YourEmailAddressHere" to [EMAIL PROTECTED])