What is the difference between SET xact_abort ON and try/catch block with Transaction handling in sqlserver 2005?

Try/Catch blocks are new with SQL server 2005 and allow you to handle errors as opposed to just having them rolled back - Try/Catch blocks restrict you to a single batch, but of course that's moot within a stored procedure. If your procedures must remain compatible with previous versions of SQL server, you might consider XACT_ABORT if it helps, but I would submit that Try/Catch is the way to go going forward.

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