SqlCommand object, what length of time for CommandTimeout?

Question

How do I decide what length of time to use as a timeout when using an SqlCommand object?

On parts of the code I\'m working on (written by somebody else) I have:

Answer 1

The default value is 30 seconds (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.data.sqlclient.sqlcommand.commandtimeout.aspx).

If your database is on the same machine you usually don't have to change it. Just try it out: if you experience connection timeouts increase the value.