how to set connection timeout to infinity(till command completes)

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i have written a connection string to be used in a Windows appliation, to which i need to set connection timeout property. it should be infinte or till the command completes.
here is the code of connection string...

string strCon = "Database=inventory;UserID=root;Password=root;server=localhost;Connection Timeout=900";//60 second * 15 minutes

but its not working. Gives exception ... "Server timed out."
plz help me out.

Posted 29-Sep-13 22:47pm

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londhess · Answer 1 · 2013-09-29T23:05:00

Solution 1

Put Connection timeout to 0. A value of 0 indicates no limit (an attempt to execute a command will wait indefinitely).
But do not set connection timeout in connection string. Because an attempt to connect waits indefinitely. So you can use in your command like SqlCommand.CommandTimeout=0;This is the good practice.

Posted 29-Sep-13 23:05pm

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Updated 29-Sep-13 23:14pm

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Member 12181406 12-Aug-16 10:35am

Do not ever set the timeout to 0. This will suspend the SPID indefinitely. If you cannot connect to the DB and get connected in 15-30 seconds, then there is an issue. Maybe there is too much activity and the pool is exhausted - fix this - do not wait indefinitely - ever.

Soumitra Mithu · Answer 2 · 2013-09-29T23:27:00

Solution 2

Most accepted method of doing this is through the
CommandTimeout property of the SqlCommand object.
Set it to 0 for an infinite timeout.
For More Information click here.

Posted 29-Sep-13 23:27pm

Soumitra Mithu

Updated 29-Sep-13 23:30pm

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