Library

Function:

Runs a piece of code in an autonomous (independent) transaction. It's useful in cases where you
need to raise an exception but do not want the database changes to be rolled-back.

If exceptions are raised inside the body of an autonomous transaction block, the changes are
rolled-back. If the block runs till the end, the transaction is committed.

The new transaction is initiated with the same isolation level of the existing one.
Should be used with caution to avoid deadlocks.

Author:
Adriano dos Santos Fernandes

Syntax:

in autonomous transaction
do


Example:

create table log (
"date" timestamp,
msg varchar(60)
);

create exception e_conn 'Connection rejected';

set term !;

create trigger t_conn on connect
as
begin
if (current_user = 'BAD_USER') then
begin
in autonomous transaction
do
begin
insert into log ("date", msg) values (current_timestamp, 'Connection rejected');
end

exception e_conn;
end
end!

set term ;!