Private Sub SqlCommandPrepareEx(ByVal connectionString As String)
    Using connection As New SqlConnection(connectionString)
        connection.Open()
        Dim command As SqlCommand = New SqlCommand("", connection)

        ' Create and prepare an SQL statement.
        command.CommandText = _
           "INSERT INTO Region (RegionID, RegionDescription) " & _
           "VALUES (@id, @desc)"
        Dim idParam As SqlParameter = _
            New SqlParameter("@id", SqlDbType.Int, 0)
        Dim descParam As SqlParameter = _
            New SqlParameter("@desc", SqlDbType.Text, 100)
        idParam.Value = 20
        descParam.Value = "First Region"
        command.Parameters.Add(idParam)
        command.Parameters.Add(descParam)

        ' Call Prepare after setting the Commandtext and Parameters.
        command.Prepare()
        command.ExecuteNonQuery()

        ' Change parameter values and call ExecuteNonQuery.
        command.Parameters(0).Value = 21
        command.Parameters(1).Value = "Second Region"
        command.ExecuteNonQuery()
    End Using
End Sub

private static void SqlCommandPrepareEx(string connectionString)
{
    using (SqlConnection connection = new SqlConnection(connectionString))
    {
        connection.Open();
        SqlCommand command = new SqlCommand(null, connection);

        // Create and prepare an SQL statement.
        command.CommandText =
            "INSERT INTO Region (RegionID, RegionDescription) " +
            "VALUES (@id, @desc)";
        SqlParameter idParam = new SqlParameter("@id", SqlDbType.Int, 0);
        SqlParameter descParam = 
            new SqlParameter("@desc", SqlDbType.Text, 100);
        idParam.Value = 20;
        descParam.Value = "First Region";
        command.Parameters.Add(idParam);
        command.Parameters.Add(descParam);

        // Call Prepare after setting the Commandtext and Parameters.
        command.Prepare();
        command.ExecuteNonQuery();

        // Change parameter values and call ExecuteNonQuery.
        command.Parameters[0].Value = 21;
        command.Parameters[1].Value = "Second Region";
        command.ExecuteNonQuery();