On 07/04/14 15:50, Craig Ringer wrote:
> On 04/07/2014 12:06 PM, Rajeev rastogi wrote:
>
>
>> Syntax to create autonomous transaction can be as:
>>
>> */PRAGMA AUTONOMOUS TRANSACTION;/*
>
> Wouldn't you want to use SET TRANSACTION for this?
>
> Or a suffix on BEGIN, like BEGIN AUTONOMOUS TRANSACTION ?
>
> What's the logic behind introducing "PRAGMA" ?
>
>
> If you wanted to use that syntax for Oracle compatibility you'd need to use:
>
> PRAGMA AUTONOMOUS_TRANSACTION;
>
> (note underscore).
FWIW the implementation in the patch uses "PRAGMA
AUTONOMOUS_TRANSACTION", the space is presumably a typo.
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Ian Barwick
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