Forcing a query timeout in SQL Server

Question

We have had an issue with a block of code that responds poorly in the face of slow databases (It craps the bed on a query timeout). We have created a patch, and are in the p

Answer 1

run this and then try your insert...

select * from yourTable with (holdlock,tablockx)

here, you can lock it for 5 minutes:

BEGIN TRANSACTION

SELECT * FROM yourTable WITH (TABLOCKX, HOLDLOCK)

WHERE 0 = 1

WAITFOR DELAY '00:05'

ROLLBACK TRANSACTION