Lock table while inserting

Question

I have a large table that get populated from a view. This is done because the view takes a long time to run and it is easier to have the data readily available in a table. A

Answer 1

BEGIN TRY
 BEGIN TRANSACTION t_Transaction

 TRUNCATE TABLE LargeTable

 INSERT INTO LargeTable
 SELECT * 
 FROM viewLargeView
  WITH (HOLDLOCK)

 COMMIT TRANSACTION t_Transaction
END TRY 
BEGIN CATCH
  ROLLBACK TRANSACTION t_Transaction
END CATCH