Call a stored procedure with parameter in c#

I'm able to delete, insert and update in my program and I try to do an insert by calling a created stored procedure from my database.

This button insert I made works well.

private void btnAdd_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
        SqlConnection con = new SqlConnection(dc.Con);
        SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand("Command String", con);
        
        da.InsertCommand = new SqlCommand("INSERT INTO tblContacts VALUES (@FirstName, @LastName)", con);
        da.InsertCommand.Parameters.Add("@FirstName", SqlDbType.VarChar).Value = txtFirstName.Text;
        da.InsertCommand.Parameters.Add("@LastName", SqlDbType.VarChar).Value = txtLastName.Text;

        con.Open();
        da.InsertCommand.ExecuteNonQuery();
        con.Close();

        dt.Clear();
        da.Fill(dt);
    } 

This is the start of the button that calls the procedure named sp_Add_contact to add a contact. The two parameters for sp_Add_contact(@FirstName,@LastName). I searched on google for some good examples but found nothing interesting.

private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
        SqlConnection con = new SqlConnection(dc.Con);
        SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand("Command String", con);
        cmd.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure;

        ???
        
        con.Open();
        da. ???.ExecuteNonQuery();
        con.Close();

        dt.Clear();
        da.Fill(dt);
    }

It's pretty much the same as running a query. In your original code you are creating a command object, putting it in the cmd variable, and never use it. Here, however, you will use that instead of da.InsertCommand.

Also, use a using for all disposable objects, so that you are sure that they are disposed properly:

private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
  using (SqlConnection con = new SqlConnection(dc.Con)) {
    using (SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand("sp_Add_contact", con)) {
      cmd.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure;

      cmd.Parameters.Add("@FirstName", SqlDbType.VarChar).Value = txtFirstName.Text;
      cmd.Parameters.Add("@LastName", SqlDbType.VarChar).Value = txtLastName.Text;

      con.Open();
      cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
    }
  }
}

You have to add parameters since it is needed for the SP to execute

using (SqlConnection con = new SqlConnection(dc.Con))
{
    using (SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand("SP_ADD", con))
    {
        cmd.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure;
        cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@FirstName", txtfirstname.Text);
        cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@LastName", txtlastname.Text);
        con.Open();
        cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
    }            
}

cmd.Parameters.Add(String parameterName, Object value) is deprecated now. Instead use cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue(String parameterName, Object value)

Add(String parameterName, Object value) has been deprecated. Use AddWithValue(String parameterName, Object value)

> There is no difference in terms of functionality. The reason they > deprecated the cmd.Parameters.Add(String parameterName, Object value) in favor of AddWithValue(String parameterName, Object value) is to give more > clarity. Here is the MSDN reference for the same

private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
  using (SqlConnection con = new SqlConnection(dc.Con)) {
    using (SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand("sp_Add_contact", con)) {
      cmd.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure;

      cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@FirstName", SqlDbType.VarChar).Value = txtFirstName.Text;
      cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@LastName", SqlDbType.VarChar).Value = txtLastName.Text;

      con.Open();
      cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
    }
  }
}

As an alternative, I have a library that makes it easy to work with procs: https://www.nuget.org/packages/SprocMapper/

SqlServerAccess sqlAccess = new SqlServerAccess("your connection string");
    sqlAccess.Procedure()
         .AddSqlParameter("@FirstName", SqlDbType.VarChar, txtFirstName.Text)
         .AddSqlParameter("@FirstName", SqlDbType.VarChar, txtLastName.Text)
         .ExecuteNonQuery("StoredProcedureName");

public void myfunction(){
        try
        {
            sqlcon.Open();
            SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand("sp_laba", sqlcon);
            cmd.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure;
            cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
        }
        catch(Exception ex)
        {
            MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
        }
        finally
        {
            sqlcon.Close();
        }
}

The .NET Data Providers consist of a number of classes used to connect to a data source, execute commands, and return recordsets. The Command Object in ADO.NET provides a number of Execute methods that can be used to perform the SQL queries in a variety of fashions.

A stored procedure is a pre-compiled executable object that contains one or more SQL statements. In many cases stored procedures accept input parameters and return multiple values . Parameter values can be supplied if a stored procedure is written to accept them. A sample stored procedure with accepting input parameter is given below :

  CREATE PROCEDURE SPCOUNTRY
  @COUNTRY VARCHAR(20)
  AS
  SELECT PUB_NAME FROM publishers WHERE COUNTRY = @COUNTRY
  GO

The above stored procedure is accepting a country name (@COUNTRY VARCHAR(20)) as parameter and return all the publishers from the input country. Once the CommandType is set to StoredProcedure, you can use the Parameters collection to define parameters.

  command.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure;
  param = new SqlParameter("@COUNTRY", "Germany");
  param.Direction = ParameterDirection.Input;
  param.DbType = DbType.String;
  command.Parameters.Add(param);

The above code passing country parameter to the stored procedure from C# application.

using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Data.SqlClient;

namespace WindowsFormsApplication1
{
	public partial class Form1 : Form
	{
		public Form1()
		{
			InitializeComponent();
		}

		private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
		{
			string connetionString = null;
			SqlConnection connection ;
			SqlDataAdapter adapter ;
			SqlCommand command = new SqlCommand();
			SqlParameter param ;
			DataSet ds = new DataSet();

			int i = 0;

			connetionString = "Data Source=servername;Initial Catalog=PUBS;User ID=sa;Password=yourpassword";
			connection = new SqlConnection(connetionString);

			connection.Open();
			command.Connection = connection;
			command.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure;
			command.CommandText = "SPCOUNTRY";

			param = new SqlParameter("@COUNTRY", "Germany");
			param.Direction = ParameterDirection.Input;
			param.DbType = DbType.String;
			command.Parameters.Add(param);

			adapter = new SqlDataAdapter(command);
			adapter.Fill(ds);

			for (i = 0; i <= ds.Tables[0].Rows.Count - 1; i++)
			{
				MessageBox.Show (ds.Tables[0].Rows[i][0].ToString ());
			}

			connection.Close();
		}
	}
}

Here is my technique I'd like to share. Works well so long as your clr property types are sql equivalent types eg. bool -> bit, long -> bigint, string -> nchar/char/varchar/nvarchar, decimal -> money

public void SaveTransaction(Transaction transaction) 
{
    using (var con = new SqlConnection(ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["ConString"].ConnectionString))
    {
        using (var cmd = new SqlCommand("spAddTransaction", con))
        {
            cmd.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure;
            foreach (var prop in transaction.GetType().GetProperties(BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Instance))
                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@" + prop.Name, prop.GetValue(transaction, null));
            con.Open();
            cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
        }
    }
}