ADO.NET Cookbook

6.4. Using ADO.NET and SQL Server DBMS Transactions Together

Problem

You need to use a DBMS transaction within a SQL Server stored procedure from an ADO.NET transaction with the SQL Server .NET data provider.

Solution

Use error-checking within a catch block as shown in Example 6-5.

The sample uses a single stored procedure:

InsertCategories_Transacted

Used to insert a single record into the Categories table in the Northwind database within a DBMS transaction. If the record insert fails, the transaction is rolled back; otherwise, the transaction is committed.

The sample code contains two event handlers:

Form.Load

Sets up the sample by filling a DataTable with the Categories table from the Northwind sample database. The default view of the table is bound to a data grid on the form.

Insert Button.Click

Inserts user-entered data for the Categories records into the Northwind database within a manual transaction using a DBMS transacted stored procedure. The transaction is rolled back in the stored procedure if either the Force DBMS Rollback checkbox is checked or if no value is entered for the Category Name field. Otherwise, the ADO.NET manual transaction is committed.

Example 6-5. Stored procedure: InsertCategories_Transacted

CREATE PROCEDURE InsertCategories_Transacted @CategoryId int output, @CategoryName nvarchar(15), @Description ntext, @Rollback bit = 0 AS SET NOCOUNT ON begin tran insert Categories( CategoryName, Description) values ( @CategoryName, @Description) if @@error<>0 or @@rowcount=0 ...