Dim txn As SqlTransaction Dim ds As New DataSet Dim con As New SqlConnection("Data source=sourcename;Initial catalog=Northwind;uid=gopi;pwd=gopi") Private Sub CmdFill_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles CmdFill.Click con.Open() adp.Fill(ds, "Customers") txn = con.BeginTransaction(IsolationLevel.RepeatableRead) adp.SelectCommand.Transaction = txn adp.Fill(ds) DataGridView1.DataSource = ds DataGridView1.DataMember = "Customers" End Sub