Nando Dessena wrote:

> Jim,
>
> J> If this discussion had started with a state of requirements rather than
> J> a solution to an unstated problem, the choice might be easier.
>
> requirements were stated by Adriano in the form of usage cases. None
> of them strictly require that a transaction sees the changes done by
> an autonomous transaction it has spawned, so the choice is as easy as
> it gets. :-)

Of course, and I can't think on an usage scenario that requires this.

And if one needs this, he can use READ COMMITTED.


Adriano