control transaction duration

Hi guys,
can I control the duration of a transaction ?
Using ADO I can set a command timeout, but using T-SQL or
modifying some SQLserver parameter, can I set a sort
of timeout on a transaction and get the same result (i.e. prevent
a transaction from running too long) ?
Many thanks for your kind help
MaxYou can control max time you wait when you wait to be granted a lock. Check
out SET LOCK_TIMEOUT.
However, you cannot set the max time you hold a transaction open or how long
a query can run at the TSQL level
(ignoring the query governor), this has to be done in the client app (using
ADO, ADO.NET of whatever API you
are using).
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
"madmax" <madmax@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi guys,
> can I control the duration of a transaction ?
> Using ADO I can set a command timeout, but using T-SQL or
> modifying some SQLserver parameter, can I set a sort
> of timeout on a transaction and get the same result (i.e. prevent
> a transaction from running too long) ?
> Many thanks for your kind help
> Max