MySql

[John Machin]

Sibylle Koczian wrote:
> John Machin schrieb:
> >
> > BTW, if the script doesn't contain
> >
> >     base.commit()
> >
> > somewhere, take yourself out to the back lane and give yourself a good
> > thumping :-)
>
> That's not really fair, because transactions were added to MySQL only a
> short time ago (at least to the default table type). There simply hasn't
> yet been time for every experienced MySQL user to get hit by the need to
> commit things.
>

As I said earlier, I don't use MySQL. I wasn't aware it didn't have
transactions -- what did people use it for, then?  So is the upshot is
that he should thump himself for using a DBMS w/o transactions,
perhaps?

Cheers,
John