Introduction

In this article I have explained how to insert the records in one table and after using an insert trigger on the table, the records are automatically stored in another table. You can see the After Update Trigger in my next article.

Trigger

Triggers are database objects that are automatically executed when DDL or a DML command statement is executed. Triggers are used to evaluate the data before or after data modification using DDL/DML statements. Triggers are an action performed implicitly.

Why we use Triggers?

After Triggers

"After" triggers are fired by the DML statements and can be defined only on tables, not on views. "After" triggers are executed after an insert, update or delete on a specified table.

How to create an "After Insert" Trigger

Create Table-1

Create Database DemoTriggers

use DemoTriggers

Create table Table1

(

CustID int primary key,

CustName varchar(max),

CustAddress nvarchar(max),

PaidAmmount decimal

)

Create Table-2

Create table Table2

(

CustID int primary key,

CustName varchar(max),

CustAddress nvarchar(max),

PaidAmmount decimal

)

Create Procedure for Insertion

create proc InsertData

@cid int,

@cname varchar(max),

@cadd nvarchar(max),

@pammount decimal

as

begin

insert into Table1 values(@cid,@cname,@cadd,@pammount)

end

Create Trigger For Insert

create trigger insertMyTRIGGER on Table1

after insert

as

declare @cid int;

declare @cname varchar(max);

declare @cadd nvarchar(max);

declare @pammount decimal;

select @cid=i.CustID from inserted i;

select @cname=i.CustName from inserted i;

select @cadd=i.CustAddress from inserted i;

select @pammount=i.PaidAmmount from inserted i;

insert into Table2 values(@cid,@cname,@cadd,@pammount)

The create trigger statement creates a trigger and an "on" clause specifies the table name on which the trigger is to be attached. In the trigger body the table named "inserted" has been used. It is a logical table and contains the row that has been inserted.

Now I want to show the effect of an "after insert" trigger in the database; just use the following procedure.

Step 1:

Open Visual Studio then seelct "Create New Project" --> "F# Console Application".

Create Application

Step 2:

Now go the Solution Explorer on to the right side of the application. Select the references and right-click on it and select "Add references".

select Refrences


Add-Refrences

Step 3:

After selecting "Add References", in the framwork template you need to select "System.Windows.Forms", "System.Drawing", "System.Xml" and "System.Data" while holding down the Ctrl key and click on "Ok".

import-namespaces

Step 4:

Write the following code in the F# editor:

//Importing Namespaces

open System

open System.Windows.Forms

open System.Drawing

open System.Data.SqlClient

open System.Data

// Creating Form & User Controls

let MyForm = new Form(Height =400, Width = 500)

// Labels

let lblId = new Label(Top =20 , Height =30, Width = 120)

let lblName = new Label(Top =50 , Height =30, Width = 120)

let lblAddress = new Label(Top =80 , Height =30, Width = 120)

let lblPammount = new Label(Top =110 , Height =30, Width = 120)

let lblbfinsert = new Label(Top =190 ,Left=30, Height =20, Width = 80)

let lblafinsert = new Label(Top =190 , Left=250, Height =20, Width = 80)

// TextBoxes

let txtID = new TextBox(Top =20, Left =120)

let txtName = new TextBox(Top =50, Left =120)

let txtAddress = new TextBox(Top =80, Left =120)

let txtPamount = new TextBox(Top =110,Left=120)

lblId.Text <- "Customer ID:"

lblName.Text <- "Customer Name :"

lblAddress.Text <- "Customer Address :"

lblPammount.Text <- "Paid Ammount"

lblbfinsert.Text <- "Before Insert"

lblafinsert.Text <- "After Insert"

let btnSave = new Button(Top =150, Left =80, Height =20, Width =60)

let btnTable1 = new Button(Top =210, Left =30, Height =20, Width =60)

let btnTable2 = new Button(Top =210, Left =250, Height =20, Width =60)

btnSave.Text <- "SUBMIT"

btnTable1.Text <- "TABLE-1"

btnTable2.Text <- "TABLE-2"

//Adding Controls to Form

MyForm.Controls.Add(lblId)

MyForm.Controls.Add(lblName)

MyForm.Controls.Add(lblAddress)

MyForm.Controls.Add(lblPammount)

MyForm.Controls.Add(lblbfinsert)

MyForm.Controls.Add(lblafinsert)

MyForm.Controls.Add(txtID)

MyForm.Controls.Add(txtName)

MyForm.Controls.Add(txtAddress)

MyForm.Controls.Add(txtPamount)

MyForm.Controls.Add(btnSave)

MyForm.Controls.Add(btnTable1)

MyForm.Controls.Add(btnTable2)

//Database Connectivity

let constr = @"Data Source=MCNDESKTOP34;Initial Catalog=DemoTriggers; User Id=sa; Password=mcn@123"

let con = new SqlConnection(constr)

let com1 = new SqlCommand()

let ds = new DataSet()

//Insert record into DataBase using Stored procedure

btnSave.Click.Add(fun _->

con.Close()

com1.Connection <- con

con.Open()

com1.CommandType <- CommandType.StoredProcedure

com1.CommandText <- "InsertData" // is a stored procedure

com1.Parameters.AddWithValue("@cid",txtID.Text) |> ignore

com1.Parameters.AddWithValue("@cname",txtName.Text ) |> ignore

com1.Parameters.AddWithValue("@cadd",txtAddress.Text) |> ignore

com1.Parameters.AddWithValue("@pammount",txtPamount.Text) |> ignore

com1.ExecuteNonQuery()|> ignore

con.Close()

MessageBox.Show("Records Saved in Table-1..")|>ignore

txtID.Clear()

txtName.Clear()

txtAddress.Clear()

txtPamount.Clear()

txtID.Focus() |>ignore

)

btnTable1.Click.Add(fun _ ->

let adapter = new SqlDataAdapter("select * from Table1",con)

let ds = new DataSet()

adapter.Fill(ds) |>ignore

let gridview = new DataGridView(Top=250,Width=420, Height=150)

MyForm.Controls.Add(gridview)

gridview.DataSource <- ds.Tables.[0]

)

btnTable2.Click.Add(fun _ ->

let adapter = new SqlDataAdapter("select * from Table2",con)

let dt = new DataTable()

adapter.Fill(dt) |>ignore

let gridview = new DataGridView(Top=250,Left=250,Width=380,Height=150)

MyForm.Controls.Add(gridview)

gridview.DataSource <- dt

)

Application.Run(MyForm)


Step 5:

Debug the application by pressing F5 to execute the Windows Forms application. After debugging the application you will get a Windows Forms application as in the figure below.

After-Debug

Step 6:

Enter the records in textboxes. These values are first saved in the Table-1 in database.

Entry-Details


Saved-Records

Step 7:

Click on Table-1.

Table-1

Step 8:

Click on Table-2

Table-2

Summary

In this article you saw how to create an "after insert" trigger on a table. First we explained the trigger and how to use the "after insert" trigger and why we use the triggers.