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SQL Transaction Template

BEGIN TRY
   BEGIN TRANSACTION
 
   -- Do stuff
 
   COMMIT
END TRY
BEGIN CATCH
   PRINT '[ERROR] ' + ERROR_MESSAGE();
   PRINT '[SEVERITY] ' + CAST(ERROR_SEVERITY() AS VARCHAR);
   PRINT '[STATE] ' + CAST(ERROR_STATE() AS VARCHAR);
 
   ROLLBACK
END CATCH

Safe Way to Test

BEGIN TRY
   BEGIN TRANSACTION
 
   -- 1. SELECT statement to check the "pre" state.
 
   -- 2. UPDATE to make the change.
 
   -- 3. SELECT statement to check the "post" state.
 
   ROLLBACK -- Change back to a COMMIT when you're ready for production.
END TRY
BEGIN CATCH
   PRINT '[ERROR] ' + ERROR_MESSAGE();
   PRINT '[SEVERITY] ' + CAST(ERROR_SEVERITY() AS VARCHAR);
   PRINT '[STATE] ' + CAST(ERROR_STATE() AS VARCHAR);
 
   ROLLBACK
END CATCH
sql_transaction_template.txt · Last modified: 2023/07/14 12:45 by jimc