Using connection As New SqlConnection(connectionString)
    connection.Open()

    ' Start a local transaction.
    Dim sqlTran As SqlTransaction = connection.BeginTransaction()

    ' Enlist a command in the current transaction.
    Dim command As SqlCommand = connection.CreateCommand()
    command.Transaction = sqlTran

    Try
        ' Execute two separate commands.
        command.CommandText = _
          "INSERT INTO Production.ScrapReason(Name) VALUES('Wrong size')"
        command.ExecuteNonQuery()
        command.CommandText = _
          "INSERT INTO Production.ScrapReason(Name) VALUES('Wrong color')"
        command.ExecuteNonQuery()

        ' Commit the transaction
        sqlTran.Commit()
        Console.WriteLine("Both records were written to database.")

    Catch ex As Exception
        ' Handle the exception if the transaction fails to commit.
        Console.WriteLine(ex.Message)

        Try
            ' Attempt to roll back the transaction.
            sqlTran.Rollback()

        Catch exRollback As Exception
            ' Throws an InvalidOperationException if the connection 
            ' is closed or the transaction has already been rolled 
            ' back on the server.
            Console.WriteLine(exRollback.Message)
        End Try
    End Try
End Using

using (SqlConnection connection = new SqlConnection(connectionString))
{
    connection.Open();

    // Start a local transaction.
    SqlTransaction sqlTran = connection.BeginTransaction();

    // Enlist a command in the current transaction.
    SqlCommand command = connection.CreateCommand();
    command.Transaction = sqlTran;

    try
    {
        // Execute two separate commands.
        command.CommandText =
          "INSERT INTO Production.ScrapReason(Name) VALUES('Wrong size')";
        command.ExecuteNonQuery();
        command.CommandText =
          "INSERT INTO Production.ScrapReason(Name) VALUES('Wrong color')";
        command.ExecuteNonQuery();

        // Commit the transaction.
        sqlTran.Commit();
        Console.WriteLine("Both records were written to database.");
    }
    catch (Exception ex)
    {
        // Handle the exception if the transaction fails to commit.
        Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);

        try
        {
            // Attempt to roll back the transaction.
            sqlTran.Rollback();
        }
        catch (Exception exRollback)
        {
            // Throws an InvalidOperationException if the connection 
            // is closed or the transaction has already been rolled 
            // back on the server.
            Console.WriteLine(exRollback.Message);
        }
    }
}