Re: Autocomit off in psql don't work

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From: Olleg <olleg(at)telecom(dot)mipt(dot)ru>
To: pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Autocomit off in psql don't work
Date: 2003-12-03 07:57:25
Message-ID: 3FCD9765.8020701@telecom.mipt.ru
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SuSE Linux 8.2 (i586)
PostgreSQL REL7_4_STABLE (cvs), 7.4
compiled with:
gcc (GCC) 3.3 20030226 (prerelease) (SuSE Linux)
flex version 2.5.4
bison (GNU Bison) 1.875
PostgreSQL config.status 7.4
configured by ./configure, generated by GNU Autoconf 2.53,
with options "'--prefix=/opt/pgsql' '--enable-integer-datetimes'
'--enable-thread-safety' '--disable-largefile' '--with-java'
'--with-pam' '--with-openss' '--with-gnu-ld'"

To repeat:

$ /opt/pgsql/bin/psql
Welcome to psql 7.4, the PostgreSQL interactive terminal.

Type: \copyright for distribution terms
\h for help with SQL commands
\? for help on internal slash commands
\g or terminate with semicolon to execute query
\q to quit

olleg=# \set
VERSION = 'PostgreSQL 7.4 on i686-pc-linux-gnu, compiled by GCC gcc
(GCC) 3.3 20030226 (prerelease) (SuSE Linux)'
AUTOCOMMIT = 'on'
VERBOSITY = 'default'
DBNAME = 'olleg'
USER = 'olleg'
PORT = '5432'
ENCODING = 'KOI8'
PROMPT1 = '%/%R%# '
PROMPT2 = '%/%R%# '
PROMPT3 = '>> '
HISTSIZE = '500'
olleg=# \set AUTOCOMMIT OFF
olleg=# \set
VERSION = 'PostgreSQL 7.4 on i686-pc-linux-gnu, compiled by GCC gcc
(GCC) 3.3 20030226 (prerelease) (SuSE Linux)'
AUTOCOMMIT = 'OFF'
VERBOSITY = 'default'
DBNAME = 'olleg'
USER = 'olleg'
PORT = '5432'
ENCODING = 'KOI8'
PROMPT1 = '%/%R%# '
PROMPT2 = '%/%R%# '
PROMPT3 = '>> '
HISTSIZE = '500'
olleg=# begin;
BEGIN
olleg=# select now();
now
-------------------------------
2003-11-28 18:15:59.063438+03
(1 row)

olleg=# select now();
now
-------------------------------
2003-11-28 18:15:59.063438+03
(1 row)
olleg=# commit;
COMMIT
olleg=# select now();
now
-------------------------------
2003-11-28 18:16:42.484651+03
(1 row)

olleg=# select now();
now
-------------------------------
2003-11-28 18:16:43.085406+03
(1 row)
olleg=# commit;
WARNING: there is no transaction in progress
COMMIT

--
Olleg


From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Olleg <olleg(at)jane(dot)telecom(dot)mipt(dot)ru>
Cc: pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Autocomit off in psql don't work
Date: 2003-12-03 16:00:06
Message-ID: 280.1070467206@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Olleg <olleg(at)jane(dot)telecom(dot)mipt(dot)ru> writes:
> olleg=# \set AUTOCOMMIT OFF

It has to be

\set AUTOCOMMIT off

Not sure if we should be more flexible about this or not. The code says

/*
* for backwards compatibility, anything except "off" is taken as
* "true"
*/

regards, tom lane


From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Olleg <olleg(at)jane(dot)telecom(dot)mipt(dot)ru>, pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Autocomit off in psql don't work
Date: 2003-12-04 12:23:06
Message-ID: 200312041223.hB4CN6r23129@candle.pha.pa.us
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Tom Lane wrote:
> Olleg <olleg(at)jane(dot)telecom(dot)mipt(dot)ru> writes:
> > olleg=# \set AUTOCOMMIT OFF
>
> It has to be
>
> \set AUTOCOMMIT off
>
> Not sure if we should be more flexible about this or not. The code says
>
> /*
> * for backwards compatibility, anything except "off" is taken as
> * "true"
> */

That seems pretty strange to me. Is this a TODO?

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