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+/*
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0.  If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * Copyright 1997 - July 2008 CWI, August 2008 - 2016 MonetDB B.V.
+ */
+
+import java.sql.*;
+
+public class Test_Cautocommit {
+	public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+		Class.forName("nl.cwi.monetdb.jdbc.MonetDriver");
+		Connection con1 = DriverManager.getConnection(args[0]);
+		Connection con2 = DriverManager.getConnection(args[0]);
+		Statement stmt1 = con1.createStatement();
+		Statement stmt2 = con2.createStatement();
+		ResultSet rs = null;
+		//DatabaseMetaData dbmd = con.getMetaData();
+
+		// >> true: auto commit should be on by default
+		System.out.println("0. true\t" + con1.getAutoCommit());
+		System.out.println("0. true\t" + con2.getAutoCommit());
+
+		// test commit by checking if a change is visible in another connection
+		try {
+			System.out.print("1. create...");
+			stmt1.executeUpdate("CREATE TABLE table_Test_Cautocommit ( id int )");
+			System.out.println("passed :)");
+			System.out.print("2. select...");
+			rs = stmt2.executeQuery("SELECT * FROM table_Test_Cautocommit");
+			System.out.println("passed :)");
+		} catch (SQLException e) {
+			// this means we failed (table not there perhaps?)
+			System.out.println("FAILED :( " + e.getMessage());
+			System.out.println("ABORTING TEST!!!");
+			con1.close();
+			con2.close();
+			System.exit(-1);
+		}
+
+		// turn off auto commit
+		con1.setAutoCommit(false);
+		con2.setAutoCommit(false);
+
+		// >> false: we just disabled it
+		System.out.println("3. false\t" + con1.getAutoCommit());
+		System.out.println("4. false\t" + con2.getAutoCommit());
+
+		// a change would not be visible now
+		try {
+			System.out.print("5. drop...");
+			stmt2.executeUpdate("DROP TABLE table_Test_Cautocommit");
+			System.out.println("passed :)");
+			System.out.print("6. select...");
+			rs = stmt1.executeQuery("SELECT * FROM table_Test_Cautocommit");
+			System.out.println("passed :)");
+			System.out.print("7. commit...");
+			con2.commit();
+			System.out.println("passed :)");
+			System.out.print("8. select...");
+			rs = stmt1.executeQuery("SELECT * FROM table_Test_Cautocommit");
+			System.out.println("passed :)");
+			System.out.print("9. commit...");
+			con1.commit();
+			System.out.println("passed :)");
+		} catch (SQLException e) {
+			// this means we failed (table not there perhaps?)
+			System.out.println("FAILED :(");
+			System.out.println("ABORTING TEST!!!");
+		}
+
+		if (rs != null) rs.close();
+
+		con1.close();
+		con2.close();
+	}
+}