Platform SDK: Transaction Server

Multiple Transactions

[This product will work only on Windows NT 4.0 versions and earlier. For Windows 2000 and later, see COM+ (Component Services).]

This section explains the benefits of distributing work among multiple transactions.

Scenario: Storing Receipt Numbers in a Database

Add the UpdateReceipt component, which stores a maximum receipt number in a database and runs in a new transaction.

Creating the UpdateReceipt Component

Create the UpdateReceipt component, and modify the Receipt component to use UpdateReceipt.

Application Design Notes: Using Separate Transactions

Learn why this scenario requires separate transactions.


See Also

Transactions, Transaction Attributes, Activities