http://www.postgresql.org/docs/7.2/interactive/plpgsql-structure.html
"It is important not to confuse the use of BEGIN/END for grouping statements in PL/pgSQL with the database commands for transaction control. PL/pgSQL's BEGIN/END are only for grouping; they do not start or end a transaction. Functions and trigger procedures are always executed within a transaction established by an outer query --- they cannot start or commit transactions, since PostgreSQL does not have nested transactions." Makes sense if you think about it. On Thu, 6 Nov 2003, Cris Carampa wrote: > It seems that transaction management statements (begin work...commit > work) are not allowed into plpgsql functions. Is it true? If true, what > happens if I put a DML statement into a function? Is it automatically > commited every time the function executes? Is there no way to rollback > the changes? ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org