Method to determine if in a transaction?

Posted in 2006

Matt Penning — Mon, 13 Feb 2006 12:20:28 -0800 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

Is there a way, in SPL, to determine if you are already in a transaction or not? I know it is possible to try to create a new transaction and then catch the exception if it fails, but I am wondering if there is a simpler approach - a global variable or something.