In this article I will explain with an example, how to insert data into database using Stored Procedure in ASP.Net with C# and VB.Net.
ADO.Net will be used to perform Insert operation in ASP.Net.
 
 

Database

I have made use of the following table Customers with the schema as follow.
Insert data into Database using Stored Procedure in ASP.Net using C# and VB.Net
 
I have already inserted few records in the table.
Insert data into Database using Stored Procedure in ASP.Net using C# and VB.Net
 
Note: You can download the database table SQL by clicking the download link below.
            Download SQL file
 
 

Stored Procedure

The following Stored Procedure will be used to Insert data into the SQL Server database.
This Stored Procedure accepts Name and Country parameters, which are used to Insert the records in Customers Table.
CREATE PROCEDURE [Customers_InsertCustomer]
       @Name VARCHAR(100),
       @Country VARCHAR(50)
AS
BEGIN
    INSERT INTO [Customers]
               ([Name]
               ,[Country])
    VALUES
               (@Name
               ,@Country)
 
    SELECT SCOPE_IDENTITY()
END
 
 

HTML Markup

The HTML markup consists of following controls:
TextBox – For capturing user input.
DropDownList – For selecting Country.
Button – For submitting the Form.
The Button has been assigned with an OnClick event handler.
<table>
    <tr>
        <td>Name:</td>
        <td><asp:TextBox ID="txtName" runat="server"></asp:TextBox></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>Country:</td>
        <td>
            <asp:DropDownList ID="ddlCountries" runat="server">
                <asp:ListItem Text="Please select" Value=" "></asp:ListItem>
                <asp:ListItem Text="United States" Value="United States"></asp:ListItem>
                <asp:ListItem Text="India" Value="India"></asp:ListItem>
                <asp:ListItem Text="France" Value="France"></asp:ListItem>
                <asp:ListItem Text="Russia" Value="Russia"></asp:ListItem>
            </asp:DropDownList>
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td></td>
        <td><asp:Button ID="btnInsert" runat="server" Text="Insert" OnClick="OnInsert" /></td>
    </tr>
</table>
 
 

Namespaces

You will need to import the following namespace.
C#
using System.Data;
using System.Configuration;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
 
VB.Net
Imports System.Data
Imports System.Configuration
Imports System.Data.SqlClient
 
 

Inserting record in Database using Stored Procedure in ASP.Net

When Save changes Button is clicked, first the connection is read from Web.Config file.
Note: For more details on how to read connection string from Web.Config file, please refer my article Read (Get) Connection String from Web.Config file in ASP.Net using C# and VB.Net.
 
Then, an object of SqlCommand class is created and INSERT query is passed to it as parameter.
The values of the Name and Country are added as parameter to SqlCommand object and the ExecuteScalar function is executed.
Note: For more details on how to use ExecuteScalar function, please refer Understanding SqlCommand ExecuteScalar in C# and VB.Net.
 
Finally, the CustomerId of the inserted record is fetched and displayed in JavaScriptipt Alert Message Box using RegisterStartupScript method.
C#
protected void OnInsert(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    int customerId;
    string spName = "Customers_InsertCustomer";
    string constr = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["constr"].ConnectionString;
    using (SqlConnection con = new SqlConnection(constr))
    {
        using (SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand(spName))
        {
            cmd.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure;
            cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@Name", txtName.Text);
            cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@Country", ddlCountries.SelectedItem.Text);
            cmd.Connection = con;
            con.Open();
             customerId = Convert.ToInt32(cmd.ExecuteScalar());
            con.Close();
        }
    }
    ClientScript.RegisterStartupScript(this.GetType(), "alert", "alert('Inserted Customer ID: " + customerId + "');", true);
}
 
VB.Net
Protected Sub OnInsert(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
    Dim customerId As Integer
    Dim spName As String = "Customers_InsertCustomer"
    Dim constr As String = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings("constr").ConnectionString
    Using con As SqlConnection = New SqlConnection(constr)
        Using cmd As SqlCommand = New SqlCommand(spName)
            cmd.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure
            cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@Name", txtName.Text)
            cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@Country", ddlCountries.SelectedItem.Text)
            cmd.Connection = con
            con.Open()
            customerId = Convert.ToInt32(cmd.ExecuteScalar())
            con.Close()
        End Using
    End Using
    ClientScript.RegisterStartupScript(Me.GetType(), "alert", "alert('Inserted Customer ID: " & customerId & "');", True)
End Sub
 
 

Screenshot

The Form

Insert data into Database using Stored Procedure in ASP.Net using C# and VB.Net
 

Record after Insert in database

Insert data into Database using Stored Procedure in ASP.Net using C# and VB.Net
 
 

Downloads

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