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     capabilities of specifying time zones as intervals per SQL9x.
    Put refentrytitle contents on the same line as the tag.
     Otherwise, leading whitespace is propagated into the product, which
     (at least) messes up the ToC layout.
    Remove (some) docinfo tags containing dates. Best to omit if the dates
     are not accurate; maybe use CVS dates instead or leave them out.
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    Augment the date/time examples in the User's Guide to reflect the newer
    Thomas G. Lockhart authored
     capabilities of specifying time zones as intervals per SQL9x.
    Put refentrytitle contents on the same line as the tag.
     Otherwise, leading whitespace is propagated into the product, which
     (at least) messes up the ToC layout.
    Remove (some) docinfo tags containing dates. Best to omit if the dates
     are not accurate; maybe use CVS dates instead or leave them out.
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<refentry id="SQL-ABORT">
 <refmeta>
  <refentrytitle id="sql-abort-title">ABORT</refentrytitle>
  <refmiscinfo>SQL - Language Statements</refmiscinfo>
 </refmeta>
 <refnamediv>
  <refname>
   ABORT
  </refname>
  <refpurpose>
   abort the current transaction
  </refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>
 <refsynopsisdiv>
  <refsynopsisdivinfo>
   <date>1999-07-20</date>
  </refsynopsisdivinfo>
  <synopsis>
ABORT [ WORK | TRANSACTION ]
  </synopsis>

  <refsect2 id="R2-SQL-ABORT-1">
   <refsect2info>
    <date>1998-09-27</date>
   </refsect2info>
   <title>
    Inputs
   </title>

   <para>
    None.
   </para>
  </refsect2>

  <refsect2 id="R2-SQL-ABORT-2">
   <refsect2info>
    <date>1998-09-27</date>
   </refsect2info>
   <title>
    Outputs
   </title>

   <para>

    <variablelist>
     <varlistentry>
      <term><computeroutput>
ROLLBACK
       </computeroutput></term>
      <listitem>
       <para>
	Message returned if successful.
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
     <varlistentry>
      <term><computeroutput>
WARNING:  ROLLBACK: no transaction in progress
       </computeroutput></term>
      <listitem>
       <para>
	If there is not any transaction currently in progress.
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
    </variablelist>
   </para>
  </refsect2>
 </refsynopsisdiv>

 <refsect1 id="R1-SQL-ABORT-1">
  <refsect1info>
   <date>1998-09-27</date>
  </refsect1info>
  <title>
   Description
  </title>
  <para>
   <command>ABORT</command> rolls back the current transaction and causes
   all the updates made by the transaction to be discarded. 
   This command is identical
   in behavior to the <acronym>SQL92</acronym> command <command>ROLLBACK</command>,
   and is present only for historical reasons.
  </para>
  <refsect2 id="R2-SQL-ABORT-3">
   <refsect2info>
    <date>1998-09-27</date>
   </refsect2info>
   <title>
    Notes
   </title>
   <para>
    Use <command>COMMIT</command> to successfully
    terminate a transaction.
   </para>
  </refsect2>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 id="R1-SQL-ABORT-2">
  <title>
   Usage
  </title>
  <para>
   To abort all changes:
   <programlisting>
ABORT WORK;
   </programlisting>
  </para>

 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 id="R1-SQL-ABORT-3">
  <title>
   Compatibility
  </title>

  <refsect2 id="R2-SQL-ABORT-4">
   <refsect2info>
    <date>1998-09-27</date>
   </refsect2info>
   <title>
    SQL92
   </title>
   <para>
    This command is a <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> extension present
    for historical reasons. <command>ROLLBACK</command> is the <acronym>SQL92</acronym>
    equivalent command.
   </para>
  </refsect2>
 </refsect1>

</refentry>

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