Question

I have a table defined as:

CREATE TABLE [dbo].[procInfo](
    [id] [int] IDENTITY(1,1) NOT NULL,
    [startTime] [datetime] NOT NULL,
    [endTime] [datetime] NULL,
    [procName] [varchar](50) NOT NULL,
 CONSTRAINT [PK_procInfo] PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED 
(
    [id] ASC
)WITH (PAD_INDEX = OFF, STATISTICS_NORECOMPUTE = OFF, IGNORE_DUP_KEY = OFF, ALLOW_ROW_LOCKS = ON, ALLOW_PAGE_LOCKS = ON) ON [PRIMARY]
) ON [PRIMARY]

When I start a Process, I create a record for it using a LinQtoSQL Stored Procedure from my c# code.
Now when the process ends, I want to update the same record with the endtime. The id should remain same as it is referenced by other tables.
I am aware of the SQL queries:

SET IDENTITY_INSERT [dbo].[procInfo] ON
SET IDENTITY_INSERT [dbo].[procInfo] OFF

I have a way to store the id if the process that has finished. Now, I want to write a stored Procedure to update this record with the endTime. I have been trying various things, but none of those are working.
Any suggestions on how to do this ?

Answer 1

Perhaps I’m missing something, but couldn’t you simply use an UPDATE query?

UPDATE procInfo
SET endTime = <end time>
WHERE id = <process id>

It should be quite straightforward.