On Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 11:25:24AM -0600, Scott Marlowe wrote: > On Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 8:50 AM, Edson Richter <edsonrichter@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > There is also the case of dynamically generated sql statements based on user selection... being syntax or not, I would never want half job done. Thia is the purpose of transactions: or all or nothing... > > This this this, and again, this. Imagine: > > begin; > insert into tableb selcet * from tableb; > truncate tableb; > commit; > > What should happen when we get to the error on the second line? Keep > going? Boom, data gone because of a syntax error. I've been lurking, and maybe I should go back to that :-) but I think you misunderstand. The idea is not to ignore or second-guess typoes, but to report them without affecting the transaction, and only do this in interactive sessions. Personally, I like the idea of BEGIN INTERACTIVE, but note I do not offer to do the work. -- ... _._. ._ ._. . _._. ._. ___ .__ ._. . .__. ._ .. ._. Felix Finch: scarecrow repairman & rocket surgeon / felix@xxxxxxxxxxx GPG = E987 4493 C860 246C 3B1E 6477 7838 76E9 182E 8151 ITAR license #4933 I've found a solution to Fermat's Last Theorem but I see I've run out of room o -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general