how do i add a new registry in database without being duplicated,if duplicated name message will show (name existed)

Yee Keong 1 Reputation point
2022-10-11T08:24:24.157+00:00

private void btn_Submit_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
con.Open();

SqlCommand cmd = con.CreateCommand();  

if (txt_Name.Text == "Employee")  
{  
    cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();  
    con.Close();  

    display_data();  
    MessageBox.Show("Name existed");  
}  
else  
{  
    cmd.CommandType = CommandType.Text;  
    cmd.CommandText = "insert into Employee values('" + txt_Name.Text + "','" + txt_Contact.Text + "','" + txt_Address.Text + "','" + txt_Email.Text + "','" + txt_Password.Text + "')";  

    cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();  

    con.Close();  

    display_data();  
    MessageBox.Show("Inserted successfully");  
}  

}

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  1. 2022-10-11T18:34:41.53+00:00

    Hello @Yee Keong and thanks for reaching out. In order to insert duplicate values in the same column you will need to disable any unique constraint. If the values fell under a column that is primary key or part of one that won't be possible since values need to be unique.

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  2. Erland Sommarskog 107.2K Reputation points
    2022-10-11T21:40:57.813+00:00

    There are plentiful of ways to skin this cat. For instance you can do:

       cmd.CommandText = @"  
          IF EXISTS (SELECT * FROM Employee WHERE name = @name)  
              PRINT 'The name  ' + @name + ' has already been inserted.'  
          ELSE   
             INSERT INTO Employee (Name, Contact, Address, Email, Password)  
               VALUES(@name, @contact, @address, @email, @password)"  
       cmd.Parameters.Add("@name", SqlDbType.NVarChar, 40).Value = txt_Name.Text;  
       // and similar calls for remaining parameters  
    

    The most important thing to observe here is that I have replaced your inlining of the input values with parameters. The type of inlining you have above is a cardinal sin with lots of issues: opens for SQL injection, causes cache litter in SQL Server, is a nightmare with date values and the list goes on. Using parameters like I do above is easier and more efficient. And safe for SQL injection.

    In my example above, SQL Server produces a PRINT message. You can set up an InfoMessage event handler to get this message. As I am an SQL person and .NET person, I don't have an example on top of my head.

    Another alternative is to convey the situation in an output parameter.

    And yet a way is simply to insert and set up an exception handler that traps error 2627, primary key violation.

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