Re: timeout implementation issues

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bruce Momjian [mailto:pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us]
>
> Hiroshi Inoue wrote:
> > > I am confused. Above you state you want SET QUERY_TIMEOUT to be
> > > per-query. I assume you mean that the timeout applies for
> only the next
> > > query and is turned off after that.
> >
> > Hmm there seems a misunderstanding between you and I but I
> > don't see what it is. Does *SET QUERY_TIMEOUT* start a timer in
> > your scenario ? In my scenario *SET QUERY_TIMEOUT* only
> > registers the timeout value for subsequent queries.
>
> SET QUERY_TIMEOUT does not start a timer. It makes sure each query
> after the SET is timed and automatically canceled if the single query
> exceeds the timeout interval.

OK using your example, one by one

BEGIN WORK;
SET query_timeout=20;
query fails;
SET query_timeout=0;

For what the SET was issued ?
What command is issued if the query was successful ?

COMMIT WORK;

regards,
Hiroshi Inoue