pagila=# select version();
version
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PostgreSQL 8.2.3 on i386-pc-solaris2.10, compiled by cc -Xa
(1 row)
pagila=# create or replace function test() returns bool as $$ begin set
statement_timeout = 3000; perform pg_sleep(4) ; return true; end $$ language
plpgsql;
CREATE FUNCTION
pagila=# select test();
test
------
t
(1 row)
pagila=# select test();
ERROR: canceling statement due to statement timeout
CONTEXT: SQL statement "SELECT pg_sleep(4)"
PL/pgSQL function "test" line 1 at perform
is this behavior by design? if so why would you design it that way? :-)
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Robert Treat
Build A Brighter LAMP :: Linux Apache {middleware} PostgreSQL
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