Thanks a stack. That has answered by question. Craig ----- Original Message ----- From: "Douglas McNaught" <doug@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Craig Bryden" <postgresql@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: "pgsql" <pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2005 8:46 PM Subject: Re: Transaction Handling in pl/pgsql > "Craig Bryden" <postgresql@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > > > OK. I have read that. The part that sticks out is "A block containing an > > EXCEPTION clause is significantly more expensive to enter and exit than a > > block without one. Therefore, don't use EXCEPTION without need. ". > > Performance is paramount to me. > > > > If I ommit the EXCEPTION clause will all the statements still be rolled back > > if an error occurs? > > Yes, if you don't use EXCEPTION clauses the behavior is the same as > previous versions. > > -Doug > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate subscribe-nomail command to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx so that your message can get through to the mailing list cleanly