Transaction Issues

When you get to the point of utilizing transactions, you must make sure that an action or a series of actions are completed successfully, or you want to make sure that everything gets rolled back if there is a problem during the process. To get started, you’ll look at some of the basics of transactions before you look at how to debug them.

Transaction Models

The .NET Framework uses two basic transaction models:

  • Automatic —Automatically aborts or completes the transaction

  • Manual —Requires you to call SetComplete or SetAbort

The amount of control that you want over the processing of your transaction determines which method you use. In most cases, the automatic model should suffice. For a managed object to participate in an automatic ...

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