Make SET really not start a transaction.

4 files changed, 22 insertions, 14 deletions

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/reset.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/reset.sgml
index a21aa0239fb..ed36d549c52 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/reset.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/reset.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/reset.sgml,v 1.16 2002/10/09 04:59:38 momjian Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/reset.sgml,v 1.17 2002/10/13 16:55:05 tgl Exp $
 PostgreSQL documentation
 -->
 
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ SET <replaceable class="parameter">variable</replaceable> TO DEFAULT
   </para>
 
   <para>
-   See the <command>SHOW</> manual page for details on the transaction
+   See the <command>SET</> manual page for details on the transaction
    behavior of <command>RESET</>.
   </para>
 
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/set.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/set.sgml
index 4ee941be37b..71e35b50a5e 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/set.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/set.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/set.sgml,v 1.67 2002/10/09 16:27:48 momjian Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/set.sgml,v 1.68 2002/10/13 16:55:05 tgl Exp $
 PostgreSQL documentation
 -->
 
@@ -109,9 +109,10 @@ SET [ SESSION | LOCAL ] TIME ZONE { <replaceable class="PARAMETER">timezone</rep
   </para>
 
   <para>
-   With <literal>autocommit</> set to <literal>off</>, <command>SET</>
+   Even with <literal>autocommit</> set to <literal>off</>, <command>SET</>
    does not start a new transaction block. See the
-   <literal>autocommit</> section of the documentation for details.
+   <literal>autocommit</> section of the <citetitle>Administrator's
+   Guide</citetitle> for details.
   </para>
 
   <para>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/show.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/show.sgml
index f42893ffb25..2f086ee8a2d 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/show.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/show.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/show.sgml,v 1.21 2002/09/01 01:59:48 momjian Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/show.sgml,v 1.22 2002/10/13 16:55:05 tgl Exp $
 PostgreSQL documentation
 -->
 
@@ -60,6 +60,13 @@ SHOW ALL
    command-line flag when starting the
    <application>postmaster</application>.
   </para>
+
+  <para>
+   Even with <literal>autocommit</> set to <literal>off</>, <command>SHOW</>
+   does not start a new transaction block. See the
+   <literal>autocommit</> section of the <citetitle>Administrator's
+   Guide</citetitle> for details.
+  </para>
  </refsect1>
 
  <refsect1>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml
index 2936e9b4c70..fc878e678c5 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml,v 1.144 2002/10/09 04:59:38 momjian Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/runtime.sgml,v 1.145 2002/10/13 16:55:05 tgl Exp $
 -->
 
 <Chapter Id="runtime">
@@ -1236,7 +1236,7 @@ env PGOPTIONS='-c geqo=off' psql
 	<command>BEGIN</> with no matching <command>COMMIT</> has been
 	given).
 	If set to false, <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> will
-	commit the commands only when receiving an explicit
+	commit only upon receiving an explicit
 	<command>COMMIT</> command. This mode can also be thought of as
 	implicitly issuing <command>BEGIN</> whenever a command is
 	received that is not already inside a transaction block. The
@@ -1247,16 +1247,16 @@ env PGOPTIONS='-c geqo=off' psql
        </para>
        <note>
         <para>
-	 With <varname>autocommit</> set to false, <command>SET</>,
+	 Even with <varname>autocommit</> set to false, <command>SET</>,
 	 <command>SHOW</>, and <command>RESET</> do not start new
 	 transaction blocks. They are run in their own transactions.
-	 Once another command is issued, multi-statement transaction
-	 behavior begins and any <command>SET</>, <command>SHOW</>, or
+	 Once another command is issued, a transaction block
+	 begins and any <command>SET</>, <command>SHOW</>, or
 	 <command>RESET</> commands are considered to be part of the
 	 transaction, i.e. they are committed or rolled back depending
-	 on the completion status of the transaction. To have
-	 <command>SET</>, <command>SHOW</>, and <command>RESET</>
-	 commands at the start of a transaction, use <command>BEGIN</>
+	 on the completion status of the transaction. To execute a
+	 <command>SET</>, <command>SHOW</>, or <command>RESET</>
+	 command at the start of a transaction block, use <command>BEGIN</>
 	 first.
         </para>
        </note>