"Kevin E. Kenny" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Where there is a Close() it will invariably call Dispose().
For SqlConnection that's not quite true. Close() doesn't call Dispose(). But Dispose() does call Close(). Dispose() also clears the connection string. -- Ian Griffiths DevelopMentor You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from DOTNET, or subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com.