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hi there!

just wanna know why it is necessary to close the DataReader and database connection after use?

what are the effects of just leaving it open?

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Member Avatar for jbisono

I believe there is some!!! but in my opinion the main one is performance.

Member Avatar for tonykmathew

Use CommandBehavior.CloseConnection when using datareaders.

This will close the database connection when the reader is closed.

You need an Open connection when dealing with datareaders since it fetches only one record at a time

Member Avatar for kvprajapati

Server resources are precious. Opening a database connection counts you are the user and database create a new thread to serve you. A new thread is alive till user send disconnect command through Close() method.

I think you got it.

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