ExecuteNonQuery requires the command to have a transaction error in my code

Question

I get the following error on cmd.ExecuteNonQuery.

"ExecuteNonQuery requires the command to have a transaction when the connection assigned to the command is in a pending local transaction. The Transaction property of the command has not been initialized."

Here is my code:

  //if (hdRefresh.Value.Length > done.Value.Length || done.Value == "1")
    //{
    //    //Write Your Add Customer Code here > Response.Write("true") 
    //    done.Value = hdRefresh.Value;
    //}
    //else
    //{
    //    Response.Redirect("~/Cashier/BTBill.aspx");
    //    return;
    //}

    if (IsClosedToDay())
    {
        ScriptManager.RegisterClientScriptBlock(Page, typeof(Page), "Warning", "<script>alert('Day Closing has been Performed ')</script>", false);
        return;
    }

    DateTime dateFeomDB = getdate();
    // by atizaz
    if (HDD.Value == "" || HDD.Value == null)
    {
        ScriptManager.RegisterClientScriptBlock(Page, typeof(Page), "Warning", "<script>alert('No Transaction Found')</script>", false);
        return;
    }
    //
    SqlConnection scon = new SqlConnection(ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["SQLCONN"].ToString());
    Common.BillTransaction bill1 = new Common.BillTransaction();
    ProcessUpdateBalandUnAuthBal insertBalance = new ProcessUpdateBalandUnAuthBal();
    Common.Currency currencyy = new Common.Currency();
    ProcessAuthorizeTokenByBillNo authorize = new ProcessAuthorizeTokenByBillNo();
    BillTransaction bill = new BillTransaction();
    scon.Open();
    SqlTransaction sqlTrans = scon.BeginTransaction();
    try
    {
        string strforxml = HDD.Value;
        XmlDocument docXml = new XmlDocument();


        #region Read In To Sender Controlls

        #region Common Information
        Contact con = new Contact();
        con.Title = ddlTitle.SelectedItem.Text;
        con.FirstName = TextBox1.Text.Trim();
        con.LastName = TextBox9.Text.Trim();
        con.ConTactNo = txtCell.Text == "" ? SqlString.Null : txtCell.Text;
        con.Country = ddlCountry.SelectedItem.Text;
        con.CustomerType = ddlCustomerType.SelectedItem.Text;
        con.CustTypeID = int.Parse(ddlCustomerType.SelectedValue);
        con.CountryID = Int32.Parse(ddlCountry.SelectedValue);
        con.sqlTransaction = sqlTrans;
        if (Scitytxt.Value != "")
        {
            try
            {
                con.City = Scitytxt.Value;
                con.CityID = Int32.Parse(Scityval.Value);
            }
            catch (Exception)
            { }
        }
        else
        {
            con.City = SqlString.Null;// Scitytxt.Value;
            con.CityID = SqlInt32.Null;// Int32.Parse(Scityval.Value);
            con.Address = "";
        }
        //con.City = ddlCity.SelectedItem.Text;
        //con.CityID = int.Parse(ddlCity.SelectedValue);
        con.Address = TextBox10.Text;
        #endregion

        #region Check For NIC and Passport

        if (txtNIC.Text != "" || txtPassport.Text != "")
        {
            SqlDataReader rdrsender;

            if (txtNIC.Text != "")
            {
                con.NIC = txtNIC.Text;
            }
            else
            {
                con.NIC = SqlString.Null;
            }
            if (txtPassport.Text != "")
            {
                con.Passport = txtPassport.Text;
            }
            else
            {
                con.Passport = SqlString.Null;
            }
            ProcessSearchContactInContactInfo srchSender = new ProcessSearchContactInContactInfo();
            srchSender.Contact = con;
            srchSender.Invokewith5parameters();
            rdrsender = srchSender.ResultSet;

            #region If record Doesnot Exist In response of NIC Passport
            if (!rdrsender.Read())
            {
                rdrsender.Close();
                rdrsender.Dispose();
                //  con.sqlTransaction = sqlTrans;
                ProcessAddContact InsertnewSenderInfo = new ProcessAddContact();
                // InsertnewSenderInfo.sqlTransaction = sqlTrans;
                InsertnewSenderInfo.Contact = con;
                InsertnewSenderInfo.Invoke();

                //  sender1 = InsertnewSenderInfo.ResultSet;
                //  Sender_ID.Value = sender1[13].ToString();
            }
            #endregion
            #region If Record Exists
            else
            {
                con.CustomerID = Int32.Parse(rdrsender["Customer_ID"].ToString());
                rdrsender.Close();
                rdrsender.Dispose();
            }
            #endregion
        }
        #endregion

        #region If Customer Donot Have NIC And/OR Passport
        else// this executes when both Pasport and NIC are Null
        {
            con.NIC = SqlString.Null;
            con.Passport = SqlString.Null;
            ProcessAddContact InsertnewSenderInfo = new ProcessAddContact();
            InsertnewSenderInfo.Contact = con;
            InsertnewSenderInfo.Invoke();

            DataSet ds = new DataSet();
            int a = con.CustomerID;
            StringReader inforeader = new StringReader("<CusTable><CusInfo><Relation_Type></Relation_Type><HusbandFather_Name></HusbandFather_Name><Address_Present></Address_Present><Address_Other></Address_Other><Phone_No_Office></Phone_No_Office><Cell_No></Cell_No><Fax_No></Fax_No><Date_Of_Birth></Date_Of_Birth><NTN_No></NTN_No><Nationality></Nationality><Occupation></Occupation><Relation_With_Financial_Institution></Relation_With_Financial_Institution><Other_Relation_With_Financial_Institution></Other_Relation_With_Financial_Institution><Business_Relation></Business_Relation></CusInfo></CusTable>");
            ds.ReadXml(inforeader);
            ds.GetXml();
            SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand("update Contact_Info set CustInfo=" + ds.GetXml() + " WHERE Customer_ID=" + a + "", scon);
            cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();

            //  sender1 = InsertnewSenderInfo.ResultSet;
            //  Sender_ID.Value = sender1[13].ToString();
        }

tell me what is problem in my code and how to solve it.

Answer 1

You need to change this line

SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand("update Contact_Info set CustInfo=" + ds.GetXml() + 
                                " WHERE Customer_ID=" + a + "", scon);

in this way

SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand("update Contact_Info set CustInfo=" + ds.GetXml() + 
                  " WHERE Customer_ID=" + a + "", scon, sqlTrans);

The error message states exactly the problem. Before code reaches that line you have opened a transaction and it is still open at the point of error

.....
scon.Open();       
SqlTransaction sqlTrans = scon.BeginTransaction();
.....       

Now, every SqlCommand executed when the connection has an opened transaction need to be informed of this. The transaction is not automatically set by the Framework.

You can use the SqlCommand constructor, as explained above, or you can set the cmd.Transaction property before executing the command.

Warning The need to set the transaction for the current command is true even if you create the SqlCommand directly from the connection itself.

   SqlCommand cmd = scon.CreateCommand();
   cmd.Transaction = sqlTrans; // Required when inside a transaction 

Note: Avoid at all cost the use of string concatenation when using query text to update/insert/delete/select on a database. Use parameters. This will avoid problems with strange or invalid characters and most important will prevent SqlInjection Attacks

string sqlText = "update Contact_Info set CustInfo=@info WHERE Customer_ID=@id";
SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand(sqlText, scon, sqlTrans);  
cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@info", ds.GetXml());
cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@id",a);
cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();  

Also, another recommendation is to NOT use AddWithValue, while handy, this method has many problems as explained in my answer here