25.02.2017 21:15, Jiří Činčura wrote: >> But, client side already can set it own timer and cancel the statement. > > To add to what others said. Isn't this feature, also, about helping i.e. > DBA to keep bad queries slowing down the server (considering (s)he has > no control over the application's code itself)?
Sure. And it is stated in docs at first place: --------------- The feature could be useful for: - database administrators get instrument to limit heavy queries from consuming too much resources - application developers could use statement timeout when creating\debugging complex queries with unknown in advance execution time - testers could use statement timeout to detect long running queries and ensure finite run time of the test suites - and so on --------------- Regards, Vlad ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot Firebird-Devel mailing list, web interface at https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-devel
