Re: Feature discussion: Should syntax errors abort a transaction?

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Simon Riggs wrote:
> So it would be useful to have a non-default option of
> statement-level abort for those cases, as an ease of use feature.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I think you misspelled "foot gun"

Chris Travers wrote:

> Most interactions with a database are not occurring over an interface
> like psql with one person typing on one side and the db executing on
> the other. If that were the case I would understand the concern
> that a typo should give the user an opportunity to pick up the
> statement where he/she left off.

Well, that's really up to the users/authors of other tools, if they
feel the need to scratch that itch.

> I guess it seems to me that I would not object to a new option for
> transaction behavior where one could do something like SET TRANSACTION
> INTERACTIVE; and have no errors abort the transaction at all (explicit
> commit or rollback required) but I would complain loudly if this were
> to be the default, and I don't see a real need for it.

I would object. That's a recipe for disaster, and goes against our
philosophy of being safe, careful, and correct.

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