///

/// Execute a stored procedure via a SqlCommand (that returns a resultset) against the specified
/// SqlTransaction using the provided parameter values. This method will query the database to discover the parameters for the
/// stored procedure (the first time each stored procedure is called), and assign the values based on parameter order.
///

///
/// This method provides no access to output parameters or the stored procedure's return value parameter.
///
/// e.g.:
/// XmlReader r = ExecuteXmlReader(trans, "GetOrders", 24, 36);
///
/// A valid SqlTransaction
/// The name of the stored procedure
/// An array of objects to be assigned as the input values of the stored procedure
/// A dataset containing the resultset generated by the command
public static XmlReader ExecuteXmlReader(SqlTransaction transaction, string spName, params object[] parameterValues)
{
if( transaction == null ) throw new ArgumentNullException( "transaction" );
if( transaction != null && transaction.Connection == null ) throw new ArgumentException( "The transaction was rollbacked or commited, please provide an open transaction.", "transaction" );
if( spName == null || spName.Length == 0 ) throw new ArgumentNullException( "spName" );

// If we receive parameter values, we need to figure out where they go
if ((parameterValues != null) && (parameterValues.Length > 0))
{
// Pull the parameters for this stored procedure from the parameter cache (or discover them & populate the cache)
SqlParameter[] commandParameters = SqlHelperParameterCache.GetSpParameterSet(transaction.Connection, spName);

// Assign the provided values to these parameters based on parameter order
AssignParameterValues(commandParameters, parameterValues);

// Call the overload that takes an array of SqlParameters
return ExecuteXmlReader(transaction, CommandType.StoredProcedure, spName, commandParameters);
}
else
{
// Otherwise we can just call the SP without params
return ExecuteXmlReader(transaction, CommandType.StoredProcedure, spName);
}
}

#endregion ExecuteXmlReader

#region FillDataset
///

/// Execute a SqlCommand (that returns a resultset and takes no parameters) against the database specified in
/// the connection string.
///

///
/// e.g.:
/// FillDataset(connString, CommandType.StoredProcedure, "GetOrders", ds, new string[] {"orders"});
///
/// A valid connection string for a SqlConnection
/// The CommandType (stored procedure, text, etc.)
/// The stored procedure name or T-SQL command
/// A dataset wich will contain the resultset generated by the command
/// This array will be used to create table mappings allowing the DataTables to be referenced
/// by a user defined name (probably the actual table name)
public static void FillDataset(string connectionString, CommandType commandType, string commandText, DataSet dataSet, string[] tableNames)
{
if( connectionString == null || connectionString.Length == 0 ) throw new ArgumentNullException( "connectionString" );
if( dataSet == null ) throw new ArgumentNullException( "dataSet" );

// Create & open a SqlConnection, and dispose of it after we are done
using (SqlConnection connection = new SqlConnection(connectionString))
{
connection.Open();
// Call the overload that takes a connection in place of the connection string
FillDataset(connection, commandType, commandText, dataSet, tableNames);
}
}

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