"Arguile" <arguile(at)lucentstudios(dot)com> writes:
>> The only other thing I can think of off the top of my head is to
>> count(*) the table in question before and after and return the
>> difference. As you're within a transaction it will be accurate,
>> if rather unwieldy.
> *Danger! Danger Will Robinson!*
> I wasn't thinking properly when I typed this.
Yes you were. Set the transaction mode to SERIALIZABLE and it'll
work just fine ...
regards, tom lane