Re: 9i SAVEPOINT question

In article <1132853035.237964_at_yasure>, DA Morgan says...
>
> I think your use of savepoints is likely a bad idea. Take a look at
> the DBMS_RESUMABLE built-in package. You can find it documented at
> http://tahiti.oracle.com and a working demo in Morgan's Library at
> www.psoug.org.
>

Hi Daniel, thanks for your response - I will certainly look at DBMS_RESUMABLE - I'd appreciate your thoughts on why the savepoint idea is "likely a bad idea" - will it work - perhaps it is not as efficient as other methods?

Thanks

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jeremy