On 8 June 2010 03:02, Mike Toews <mwtoews@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > I have a question that is not specified in the docs[1]. I am using > deferrable constraints in a transaction with SET CONSTRAINTS ALL > DEFERRED. Now I know that DEFERRED constraints are not checked until > transaction COMMIT (i.e., the end), however are they checked with > SAVEPOINT (i.e., part-way in)? > No, SAVEPOINTs will not force a check. A SAVEPOINT is nothing like a COMMIT (it's more like a nested BEGIN). The only things that will cause deferred constraints to be checked are a COMMIT or a SET CONSTRAINTS .. IMMEDIATE. Regards, Dean -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general