Re: DROP TABLE in transaction

From: David Olbersen <dave(at)slickness(dot)org>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
Cc: <pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: DROP TABLE in transaction
Date: 2001-04-12 19:18:36
Message-ID: Pine.LNX.4.31.0104121217100.13342-100000@bubbles.electricutopia.net
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On Thu, 12 Apr 2001, Peter Eisentraut wrote:

> Because DROP TABLE removes the table file on disk, and you can't roll back
> that. Actually, in 7.1 you can. ;-)

Well I understand that it's being taken from the disk, but why does that action
have to be done *right now*?
Why can't it be postponed until I type 'commit;' ?

I wonder how much time this addition would have saved those of us who type
quickly and use the tab-completion too much :)

-- Dave

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