MDAC 2.5 SDK - OLE DB Programmer's Reference
Appendix C: OLE DB Properties

Property group: Rowset
Property set: DBPROPSET_ROWSET
Column? N
Type: VT_BOOL
Typical R/W: R/W
Description: Preserve on Abort
| Value | Meaning | 
| VARIANT_TRUE | After aborting a transaction, the rowset remains active. That is, it is possible to fetch new rows, update, delete, and insert rows, and so on. | 
| VARIANT_FALSE | After aborting a transaction, the only operations allowed on a rowset are to release row and accessor handles and to release the rowset. | 
Note DBPROP_ABORTPRESERVE applies only to local transactions.