Re: DBD::PostgreSQL

David Wheeler <david@wheeler.net> writes:
> I'm quite sure that in PostgreSQL, transactions have to be started 
> explicitly.

As of 7.3 that's not necessarily so anymore; you can "SET autocommit TO
off" and get the behavior where any statement starts a transaction block
(and so an explicit COMMIT is required to commit its effects).  Not
sure if this helps you or not.
        regards, tom lane