Peter, I know that Bob's book and mine (which won't be out for a while, so buy Bob's : ) both cover it pretty extensively. We both try and hammer that point home.
Thanks, Shawn Wildermuth [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: The DOTNET list will be retired 7/1/02 > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Peter Foreman > Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 1:39 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [DOTNET] ADO.NET and Dispose > > > --- "Beauchemin, Bob" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > database cursors, so if you don't call it, you will indeed > run out of > > cursors. There is at least one ADO.NET book out that > discusses this. > > ;-) > > I assume this is yours? [1] :-) > > > Database programmers are used to calling Close; Dispose is .NET > > convention, so, for the > > Are they? Do you include *all* migrating ASP and VB6 programmers? > > What worries me is the way the subject is treated in some > ADO.Net books and articles, i.e. glanced over. I feel there > are a certain group of programmers who will not Dispose; > there are also a group who will scratch their heads wondering > what they must dispose and what they should dispose. > > The documentation should clearly state what, if anything, > dispose does. > > Peter > > [1] > http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201758660/qid%3D102381 6630/103-8725614-6976623 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from DOTNET, or subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com. You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from DOTNET, or subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com.
