SAVEPOINT statement

Description

Establishes a savepoint within the current transaction.

Syntax

SAVEPOINT [ savepoint-name ]

Usage

The savepoint-name is an identifier that can be used in a RELEASE SAVEPOINT or ROLLBACK TO SAVEPOINT statement. All savepoints are automatically released when a transaction ends. See Chapter 1, “Using Procedures and Batches” in the System Administration Guide: Volume 2.

Savepoints that are established while a trigger is executing or while an atomic compound statement is executing are automatically released when the atomic operation ends.

Side effects

None

Standards

SQL Vendor extension to ISO/ANSI SQL grammar.

Sybase Not supported in Adaptive Server Enterprise. To implement similar features in an Adaptive Server Enterprise-compatible manner, use nested transactions.

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