>> This last attempt, I bracket each insert statement with
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>> "begin;" and "end;".
>
>Why _each_?
>Enclose ALL statements by begin; & end; to insert ALL data
>in SINGLE transaction:
This was suggested by someone on the list so that all
150,000 inserts would not be treated as one large transaction.
Like I said before, I have tried all suggestions without success.