On Wed, 2003-06-25 at 13:49, Tom Lane wrote: > There are a number of things that need to be done in psql before feature > freeze. Any comments on the following points? > > * We need a client-side autocommit-off implementation to substitute for > the one removed from the server. I am inclined to create a new psql > backslash command: > \autocommit on traditional handling of transactions > \autocommit off force BEGIN before any user command > that's not already in a transaction > \autocommit with no arg, show current state > An alternative to creating a new command is to define a special variable > in psql, whereupon the above three would instead be rendered > \set AUTOCOMMIT on > \set AUTOCOMMIT off > \echo :AUTOCOMMIT > The first choice seems less verbose to me, but if anyone wants to make a > case for the second, I'm open to it. Note that either of these could be > put in ~/.psqlrc if someone wants autocommit off as their default.
A case for the latter is that it's very similar to environment variables, a well known system. The main advantage I see -- other than the shell similarities -- is the ability to call set with no arguments and get a listing of all the options. This is currently much shorter than the already overburdened \? screen and would concentrate all psql preference settings in one location. ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 8: explain analyze is your friend
