SqlCeCommand.Prepare Method

Creates a prepared (or compiled) version of the command on the data source.

Namespace: System.Data.SqlServerCe
Assembly: System.Data.SqlServerCe (in system.data.sqlserverce.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Overrides Sub Prepare

public override void Prepare ()

public:
virtual void Prepare () override

public void Prepare ()

public override function Prepare ()

Exceptions

Remarks

If the CommandType property is set to TableDirect, Prepare does nothing.

Before you call Prepare, specify the data type of each parameter in the statement to be prepared. For each parameter that has a variable-length data type, you must set the Size property to the maximum size needed. Prepare returns an error if these conditions are not met.

If you call an Execute method after calling Prepare, any parameter value that is larger than the value specified by the Size property is automatically truncated to the original specified size of the parameter, and no truncation errors are returned.

Example

Dim conn As New SqlCeConnection("Data Source = MyDatabase.sdf;")
conn.Open()

Dim command As SqlCeCommand = conn.CreateCommand()

' Create and prepare a SQL statement
'
command.CommandText = "INSERT INTO Region (RegionID, RegionDescription) VALUES (@id, @desc)"

Dim param As SqlCeParameter = Nothing

' NOTE:
' For optimal performance, make sure you always set the parameter
' type and the maximum size - this is especially important for non-fixed
' types such as NVARCHAR or NTEXT; In case of named parameters, 
' SqlCeParameter instances do not need to be added to the collection
' in the order specified in the query; If however you use ? as parameter
' specifiers, then you do need to add the parameters in the correct order
'
param = New SqlCeParameter("@id", SqlDbType.Int)
command.Parameters.Add(param)

param = New SqlCeParameter("@desc", SqlDbType.NVarChar, 100)
command.Parameters.Add(param)

command.Parameters("@desc").Size = 100

' Calling Prepare after having set the CommandText and parameters
'
command.Prepare()

' Execute the SQL statement
'
command.ExecuteNonQuery()

' Change parameter values and call ExecuteNonQuery again
'
command.Parameters(0).Value = 21
command.Parameters(1).Value = "mySecondRegion"
command.ExecuteNonQuery()

SqlCeConnection conn = new SqlCeConnection("Data Source = MyDatabase.sdf;");
conn.Open();

SqlCeCommand command = conn.CreateCommand();

// Create and prepare a SQL statement
//
command.CommandText = "INSERT INTO Region (RegionID, RegionDescription) VALUES (@id, @desc)";

SqlCeParameter param = null;

// NOTE:
// For optimal performance, make sure you always set the parameter
// type and the maximum size - this is especially important for non-fixed
// types such as NVARCHAR or NTEXT; In case of named parameters, 
// SqlCeParameter instances do not need to be added to the collection
// in the order specified in the query; If however you use ? as parameter
// specifiers, then you do need to add the parameters in the correct order
//
param = new SqlCeParameter("@id", SqlDbType.Int);
command.Parameters.Add(param);

param = new SqlCeParameter("@desc", SqlDbType.NVarChar, 100);
command.Parameters.Add(param);

command.Parameters["@desc"].Size = 100;

// Calling Prepare after having set the CommandText and parameters
//
command.Prepare();

// Execute the SQL statement
//
command.ExecuteNonQuery();

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

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Microsoft Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms

Development Platforms

Windows Vista, Windows Mobile 5.0, Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2 (SP2), Windows Server 2003, Windows Mobile 2003 for Pocket PC, Windows CE 5.0
Version Information
.NET Framework and NET Compact Framework
Supported in 3.5
.NET Framework
Supported in 3.0
.NET Compact Framework and .Net Framework
Supported in 2.0

See Also

Reference

SqlCeCommand Class
SqlCeCommand Members
System.Data.SqlServerCe Namespace