AUTOCOMMIT { ON | OFF }
Turns the connection's auto-commit mode on or off. JDBC specifies that the default auto-commit mode is ON. Certain types of processing require that auto-commit mode be OFF. For information about auto-commit, see the Derby Developer's Guide.
If auto-commit mode is changed from off to on when there is a transaction outstanding, that work is committed when the current transaction commits, not at the time auto-commit is turned on. Use Commit or Rollback before turning on auto-commit when there is a transaction outstanding, so that all prior work is completed before the return to auto-commit mode.
ij> autocommit off;
ij> DROP TABLE menu;
0 rows inserted/updated/deleted
ij> CREATE TABLE menu (course CHAR(10), item CHAR(20), price INT);
0 rows inserted/updated/deleted
ij> INSERT INTO menu VALUES ('entree', 'lamb chop', 14),
('dessert', 'creme brulee', 6),
('appetizer', 'baby greens', 7);
3 rows inserted/updated/deleted
ij> commit;
ij> autocommit on;
ij>