ROLLBACK WORK

Cancels and terminates a database transaction in the current connection.

Syntax

ROLLBACK WORK [TO SAVEPOINT [spname]]

spname is the savepoint identifier.

Usage

Use ROLLBACK WORK to cancel the current transaction and invalidate all changes since the beginning of the transaction. After the execution of this instruction, the database is restored to the state that it was in before the transaction began. All row and table locks that the canceled transaction holds are released. If you issue this statement when no transaction is pending, an error occurs.

ROLLBACK WORK is part of the language syntax, the underlying database driver executes the native SQL statement corresponding to this SQL instruction.

When specifying a savepoint with the TO SAVEPOINT clause, all SQL statements executed since the specified savepoint will be canceled. The transaction is not canceled, however, and you can continue to execute other SQL statements.

This example checks for a potential SQL error after the DELETE statement and cancels the complete transaction with a ROLLBACK instruction:

MAIN
  DATABASE stock
  WHENEVER ERROR CONTINUE
  BEGIN WORK
  INSERT INTO orders_hist VALUES ( ... )
  DELETE FROM orders WHERE ...
  IF SQLCA.SQLCODE < 0 THEN
    ROLLBACK WORK
  ELSE
    COMMIT WORK
  END IF
END MAIN