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On 5/4/07, Scott Smith <ssmith [at] watson.wustl.edu> wrote:
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> I don't know if/how other databases implement this feature, and give it
> such a possibly misleading name. Does anyone else?
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I wouldn't consider it misleading.
This is the way SET TRANSACTION works in Oracle, regardless of whether
or not it is read only.
I believe this correspond to the ANSI standard SET TRANSACTION REPEATABLE
READ
with the added functionality of not allowing DML when set to READ ONLY.
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Jared Still
Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist
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