I believe the ';exit' command issues a commit; quit issues rollback. However, I cannot find this in the docs. ----------------- Ron Reidy Lead DBA Array BioPharma, Inc. -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Sami Seerangan Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 12:33 PM To: oracle-l Subject: sql*plus autocommit and exit Hi: I have a autocommit value set to OFF however when I exit from SQL*Plus it commits the transaction. Is it a expected behavior? SQL> show auto autocommit OFF SQL> delete from t1; 48601 rows deleted. SQL> exit Disconnected from Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.1.0.2.0 - Production With the Partitioning, OLAP and Data Mining options C:\Documents and Settings\s397131\Desktop>sqlplus sami/sami SQL*Plus: Release 10.1.0.2.0 - Production on Mon Aug 15 14:29:05 2005 Copyright (c) 1982, 2004, Oracle. All rights reserved. Connected to: Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.1.0.2.0 - Production With the Partitioning, OLAP and Data Mining options SQL> select count(*) from t1; COUNT(*) ---------- 0 SQL> show auto autocommit OFF SQL> This electronic message transmission is a PRIVATE communication which contains information which may be confidential or privileged. The information is intended to be for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient, please be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. Please notify the sender of the delivery error by replying to this message, or notify us by telephone (877-633-2436, ext. 0), and then delete it from your system.