When I perform a select/Insert query, does SQL Server automatically create an implicit transaction and thus treat it as one atomic operation?
Take the following query that inserts a value into a table if it isn't already there:
INSERT INTO Table1 (FieldA)
SELECT 'newvalue'
WHERE NOT EXISTS (Select * FROM Table1 where FieldA='newvalue')
Is there any possibility of 'newvalue' being inserted into the table by another user between the evaluation of the WHERE clause and the execution of the INSERT clause if I it isn't explicitly wrapped in a transaction?