Go Standard Library Cookbook

How to do it...

1. Run the following SQL script against your sample database:

        DROP TABLE IF EXISTS post;        CREATE TABLE post (          ID serial,          TITLE varchar(40),          CONTENT varchar(255),          CONSTRAINT pk_post PRIMARY KEY(ID)        );        SELECT * FROM post;        INSERT INTO post(ID,TITLE,CONTENT) VALUES                        (1,'Title One','Content One'),                        (2,NULL,'Content Two');

2. Open the console and create the folder chapter08/recipe09.
3. Navigate to the directory.
4. Create the transaction.go file with the following content:

        package main        import (          "database/sql"          "fmt"          _ "github.com/lib/pq"        )        const selOne = "SELECT id,title,content FROM post                        WHERE ID = $1;"        const insert = "INSERT INTO post(ID,TITLE,CONTENT)                VALUES (4,'Transaction Title','Transaction Content');"        type Post struct {          ID int Title ...