commit

Make database changes permanent

Syntax

commit(conn)

Description

commit(conn) makes permanent changes made to the database connection conn since the last commit or rollback function was run. To run this function, the AutoCommit flag for conn must be off.

Examples

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Example 1 — Check the Status of the Autocommit Flag

Check that the status of the AutoCommit flag for connection conn is off.

conn.AutoCommit
ans =
	'off'

Example 2 — Commit Data to a Database

Insert exdata into the columns DEPTNO, DNAME, and LOC in the table DEPT, for the data source conn.
```
datainsert(conn,'DEPT',...
{'DEPTNO';'DNAME';'LOC'},exdata)
```
Commit this data.
```
commit(conn)
```

Tips

For ODBC connections, you can use the commit function with the native ODBC interface. For details, see database.

Version History

Introduced before R2006a