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Software ==>	SQL (202 exercises)
Topic ==>	Transactions (6 exercises)
Level ==>	Average difficulty
Subject ==>	SQL training

Use the Insert, Update and Delete commands in a single transaction

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Before you can do this exercise, you'll need to download and unzip this file . Once you've done this:

Go into SQL Server Management Studio;
Open the SQL file you've just unzipped (you can press CTRL + O to do this); then
Execute this script.

This will generate the database that you'll need to use in order to do this exercise (note that the database and script are only to be used for exercises published on this website, and may not be reused or distributed in any form without the prior written permission of Wise Owl).

First store the value of Westeros in a variable. Now write an insert statement to add the value of this variable into the ContinentName field:

INSERT INTO tblContinent (ContinentID,ContinentName)

VALUES (9,@Continent)

Note that to do this you will first need to get SQL Server to overwrite the ContinentId identity column by running the command SET IDENTITY_INSERT tblContinent ON. Don't forget to turn this property off at the end of your query.

After running the Insert statement, comment it out but leave the variable.

You should now see Westeros appearing in the list of continent names when you select them. The question is: which is the deadliest continent?

Start a TRANSACTION to delete the continent held in the variable, using this syntax:

DELETE tblContinent

WHERE ContinentName = @Continent

If the first letter of your name is not equal to (<>) the first letter of the variable (W) then roll back the transaction:

In this case, show the message You have died and update the continent name of Westeros to Seven Kingdoms, then select all the continents.

Set the ELSE condition to show You have won and to then select all the continents.

The outcome now will depend on your name. If it is W then you will see no continent:

You survived and the seven kingdoms of Westeros are gone. Danny would be proud!

For those less fortunate of us, you will have died. Change the <> to an = and rerun the script. This time you should see Seven Kingdoms and a happier message.