>>>>>I am in the process of converting a VFP app to SQL Server database.
>>>>>
>>>>>I have a routine (sort of business object) that updates several tables and within each table several records. Some process involves comparing values in a VFP cursor against values in the database tables and then making changes to the database table fields.
>>>>>
>>>>>I don't want this routine to be in a stored procedure. All code should reside in VFP with SQLEXEC calls getting and setting values to the tables and records. Of course, I have to rewrite the entire code because the current VFP code is not structured for SQL Server database.
>>>>>
>>>>>How do I create a BEGIN TRANSACTION / END TRANSACTION with a bunch of calls to the database with SQLEXEC that would either retrieve or update some tables and records?
>>>>>
>>>>>Any suggestions would be appreciated.
>>>>
>>>>Use table buffering on all tables. Make changes to all tables. Then do something like:
>>>>
>>>>llsuccess = .t.
>>>>begin transaction
>>>>if m.llsuccess and not tableupdate("table1")
>>>> aerror(gaError)
>>>> llsuccess = .f.
>>>>endif
>>>>if m.llsuccess and not tableupdate("table2")
>>>> aerror(gaError)
>>>> llsuccess = .f.
>>>>endif
>>>>if m.llsuccess
>>>> end transaction
>>>>else
>>>> rollback
>>>> *display error
>>>>endif
>>>
>>>The above approach looks like what I do in the VFP application. But I don't think you can't update SQL Server tables using TableUpdate(). And I don't use remote views in this application, so I don't see how TableUpdate would work there. Unless I am misunderstanding something.
>>
>>You can take a cursor and make it into an updateable remote view just by setting the correct cursorsetprop settings.
>
>That's an interesting approach. I will think/try this. Thank you very much.

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