Re: SQL-Invoked Procedures for 8.1

Tom Lane wrote:

>One interesting point is whether it's possible for one procedure to call
>another, and if so what that means for the semantics.  Is the inner
>procedure allowed to commit a transaction started by the outer one?
>  
>
Usually yes a procedure can call another, and it's extremely useful to 
do so. I'm not so sure about the semantics with transactions, but 
personally I wouldn't like to see a procedure be able to commit the 
transaction of it's caller.

Peter