Question

I have the following code and i would like it to be a stored procedure.

How do you create and call a stored procedure so that the following code is just like a method call.

Where are stored procedure stored are they created in Visual studio or in MS SQL Server?

using (var conn = new SqlConnection(dbConnectionString))
using (var cmd = conn.CreateCommand())
{
        conn.Open();
        cmd.CommandText =
        @"use [Email Database]
INSERT INTO Emails_Log
(Email_ID, e_To, e_From, e_Subject, e_Date) 
VALUES
(@id, @to, @from, @subject, @date)";
        // Writes to database (local) instance
        cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@id", emailID);
        cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@to", emailTo);
        cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@from", emailFrom);
        cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@subject", emailSubject);
        cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@date", emailSentDate);
        cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
}

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NEW QUESTION!

I have managed to Create a Stored Procedure thanks guys, I’m just left with one more Problem.

cmd.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure; 

There is a red line under the second CommandType and the error reads

The name ‘CommandType’ does not exist in the current context

Please help.

Answer 1

On your server Create a procedure using the code below:

CREATE PROCEDURE InsertProc
(
@id <put here the datatype>, 
@to <put here the datatype>, 
@from <put here the datatype>, 
@subject <put here the datatype>, 
@date <put here the datatype>
)
AS
INSERT INTO Emails_Log (Email_ID, e_To, e_From, e_Subject, e_Date) 
        VALUES (@id, @to, @from, @subject, @date)

after you have created the procedure, in your code try this:

// other codes
cmd.CommandText = "InsertProc";
cmd.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure;
cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@id", emailID);
cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@to", emailTo);
cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@from", emailFrom);
cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@subject", emailSubject);
cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@date", emailSentDate);
cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();