Re: Shouldn't psql -1 imply ON_ERROR_STOP?

--On Samstag, Juli 25, 2009 16:00:18 +0300 Peter Eisentraut 
<peter_e@gmx.net> wrote:

> When you run a file with psql -1/--single-transaction, and a command
> fails,  you get bombarded with
>
> ERROR:  current transaction is aborted, commands ignored until end of
> transaction block
>
> for the rest of the file.
>
> Shouldn't -1 imply ON_ERROR_STOP or some variant by default?

Only if it could ensured that embedded SAVEPOINTS can be handled 
properly...a quick check shows that ON_ERROR_STOP will stop any script even 
when the errorneous command is probably rolled back by a subsequent 
ROLLBACK TO:

SELECT 1;

SAVEPOINT A;

SELECT et; <-- ON_ERROR_STOP stops here

ROLLBACK TO A;

SELECT 2;

It seems -1 needs some smarter variant of ON_ERROR_STOP.

--  Thanks
                   Bernd