.net SqlConnection not being closed even when within a using { }

Question

Please help!

Background info

I have a WPF application which accesses a SQL Server 2005 database. The database is running locally on the machine the appl

Answer 1

I think the connection, while no longer referenced, is waiting for the GC to dispose of it fully.

Solution:

Create your own DataContext class which derives from the auto-generated one. (rename the base one so you don't have to change any other code).

In your derived DataContext - add a Dispose() function. In that - dispose the inner connection.