I assume that you are talking about Jet/DAO. Here it is:
Dim ws As DAO.Workspace
Dim db As DAO.Database
Dim qdf As DAO.QueryDef
Dim lngErr As Long
Set ws = DBEngine.Workspaces(0)
Set db = CurrentDb
Set qdf = db.CreateQueryDef("", "Insert into tblX " & _
" Select * From tblY;")
ws.BeginTrans
On Error Resume Next
qdf.Execute dbFailOnError
lngErr = err.Number
On Error GoTo 0
If lngErr = 0 Then
ws.CommitTrans
Else
ws.Rollback
End If