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What are the pros and cons to keeping SQL in Stored Procs versus Code

What are the advantages/disadvantages of keeping SQL in your C# source code or in Stored Procs? I've been discussing this with a friend on an open source project that we're working on (C# ASP.NET ...
12
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1answer
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ExecuteReader requires an open and available Connection. The connection's current state is Connecting

When attempting to connect to MSSQL database via ASP.NET online, I will get the following when two or more people connect simultaneously: ExecuteReader requires an open and available Connection. ...
169
votes
4answers
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How do I save a stream to a file?

I have a StreamReader object that I initialized with a stream, now I want to save this stream to disk (the stream may be a .gif or .jpg or .pdf). Existing Code: StreamReader sr = new ...
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5answers
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How to execute a stored procedure from c# program

i want to execute this StoredProcedure from c# program How can i do this using c# Any Help is Greatly Apreciated I have written the following stored procedure in sqlserver query window and saved it ...
28
votes
7answers
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How to get last inserted id?

I have this code: string insertSql = "INSERT INTO aspnet_GameProfiles(UserId,GameId) VALUES(@UserId, @GameId)"; using (SqlConnection myConnection = new SqlConnection(myConnectionString)) { ...
52
votes
16answers
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The underlying provider failed on Open

I was using .mdf for connect to DB and entityClient. Now I want to change the connection string so that there will be no .mdf Is this connectionString correct <connectionStrings> ...
5
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4answers
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Queuing in OneWay WCF Messages using Windows Service and SQL Server

I need to implement a queuing mechanism for WCF service requests. The service will be called by clients in a one-way manner. These request messages should be stored in a SQL Server database and a ...
27
votes
10answers
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How do I execute a large SQL script (with GO commands) from c#?

I need to execute a large set of sql statements (creating a bunch of tables, views and stored procedures) from within a c# program. These statements need to be separated by "GO" statements, but ...
17
votes
6answers
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Getting return value from stored procedure in C#

I have the following query: set ANSI_NULLS ON set QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON go ALTER PROCEDURE [dbo].[Validate] @a varchar(50), @b varchar(50) output AS SET @Password = (SELECT Password FROM ...
8
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9answers
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SQL Query slow in .NET application but instantaneous in SQL Server Management Studio

Here is the SQL SELECT tal.TrustAccountValue FROM TrustAccountLog AS tal INNER JOIN TrustAccount ta ON ta.TrustAccountID = tal.TrustAccountID INNER JOIN Users usr ON usr.UserID = ta.UserID WHERE ...
156
votes
5answers
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I get a “An attempt was made to load a program with an incorrect format” error on a SQL Server replication project

The exact error is as follows Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication, Version=9.0.242.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=89845dcd8080cc91' or one of its dependencies. ...
4
votes
1answer
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can i use ADFS 2.0 to authenticate certain users against SQL Server

I have been using ADFS to authenticate users against AD fine, using a claims aware template in VS. Some of our users will not be in Active Directory, so i would like to know if its possible to ...
1
vote
3answers
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Return value from SQL Server Insert command using c#

Using C# in Visual Studio, I'm inserting a row into a table like this: INSERT INTO foo (column_name) VALUES ('bar') I want to do something like this, but I don't know the correct syntax: INSERT ...
45
votes
3answers
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How to catch SQLServer timeout exceptions

I need to specifically catch SQL server timeout exceptions so that they can be handled differently. I know I could catch the SqlException and then check if the message string Contains "Timeout" but ...
101
votes
10answers
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What represents a double in sql server?

I have a couple of properties in C# which are double and I want to store these in a table in SQL Server, but noticed there is no double type, so what is best to use, decimal or float? This will store ...

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