I would say:

the connection (socket) dies, IB detects it, rolls back the transaction.

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""Paul Schmidt"" <paul@...> wrote in message
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>
> As various species of animal settle down for a long winters nap,
> naturally we think about computers, modern machines with power
> management, that can also hibernate.
>
> What happens if you open a transaction, then pack up for the day,
> the machine is still running, it's set up so that in an hour it
> hibernates. The transaction is still open.
>
> Is there a way for gds32.dll to detect that the machine is about to
> hibernate, so that the transaction can be terminated, either
> committed or rolled back, so that it isn't held open for a long period
> of time, suppose the user is off on vacation for 4 weeks, an OAT
> that is 4 weeks old would not be a good idea.
>
> Paul
>
>
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> Paul Schmidt
> Tricat Technologies
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> www.tricattechnologies.com
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