To prevent data corruption, SQL Server does not support the rollback of individual transactions. For example, suppose that two transactions, T1 and T2, use a cash balance field. T1 adds $500 U.S., and T2 makes a change by using that new value. If you roll back T1, T2 might be wrong. However, you can
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XSL Introduction
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IBM boosts Linux offerings
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