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<refentry id="SQL-START-TRANSACTION">
<refmeta>
<refentrytitle id="SQL-START-TRANSACTION-TITLE">START TRANSACTION</refentrytitle>
<refmiscinfo>SQL - Language Statements</refmiscinfo>
</refmeta>
<refnamediv>
<refname>START TRANSACTION</refname>
<refpurpose>start a transaction block</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<synopsis>
START TRANSACTION [ ISOLATION LEVEL { READ COMMITTED | SERIALIZABLE } ] [ READ WRITE | READ ONLY ]
</synopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<para>
This command begins a new transaction. If the isolation level or
read/write mode is specified, the new transaction has those
characteristics, as if <xref linkend="sql-set-transaction"
endterm="sql-set-transaction-title"> was executed. In all other
respects, the behavior of this command is identical to the <xref
linkend="sql-begin" endterm="sql-begin-title"> command.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>Parameters</title>
<para>
See under <xref linkend="sql-set-transaction"
endterm="sql-set-transaction-title"> about the meaning of the
parameters.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>Diagnostics</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><computeroutput>START TRANSACTION</computeroutput></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Message returned if successful.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><computeroutput>WARNING: BEGIN: already a transaction in progress</computeroutput></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Message returned if there was already a transaction in progress
when the command was issued.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>Compatibility</title>
<para>
This command conforms to the SQL standard; but see also the
compatibility section of <xref linkend="sql-set-transaction"
endterm="sql-set-transaction-title">.
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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