RELEASE SAVEPOINT

The RELEASE SAVEPOINT statement releases the identified savepoint and any subsequently established savepoints within a unit of recovery.

Restriction: This topic applies to Windows environments only.

Invocation

This statement can be imbedded in an application program or issued interactively. It is an executable statement that can be dynamically prepared.

Authorization

None required.

Syntax

RELEASE [TO] SAVEPOINT svpt-name

svpt-name

A savepoint identifier that identifies the savepoint to release. If the named savepoint does not exist, an error occurs. The named savepoint and all the savepoints that were subsequently established in the unit of recovery are released. After a savepoint is released, it is no longer maintained and rollback to the savepoint is no longer possible.

Example:

Assume that a main routine sets savepoint A and then invokes a subroutine that sets savepoints B and C. When control returns to the main routine, release savepoint A and any subsequently set savepoints. Savepoints B and C, which were set by the subroutine, are released in addition to A.

RELEASE SAVEPOINT A;