how to use sqltransaction in c#

Question

I am using following code to execute two commands at once. I used sqltransaction to assure either all command get executed or rolled back.When I run my program without \"tra

Answer 1

You have to tell your SQLCommand objects to use the transaction:

cmd1.Transaction = transaction;

or in the constructor:

SqlCommand cmd1 = new SqlCommand("select...", connectionsql, transaction);

Make sure to have the connectionsql object open, too.

But all you are doing are SELECT statements. Transactions would benefit more when you use INSERT, UPDATE, etc type actions.