error 'there is already an open datareader associated with this command which must be closed first'

Question

runtime error \'there is already an open datareader associated with this command which must be closed first\'

objCommand = new SqlCommand(\"SELECT field1, fi         


        

Answer 1

How about pulling the data into a DataSet via Fill and then iterate through that to perform your insert via NonQuery?

IDbDataAdapter da;
IDbCommand selectCommand = connection.CreateCommand();
selectCommand.CommandType = CommandType.Text;
selectCommand.CommandText = "SELECT field1, field2 FROM sourcetable";
connection.Open();
DataSet selectResults= new DataSet();
da.Fill(selectResults); // get dataset
selectCommand.Dispose();
IDbCommand insertCommand;

foreach(DataRow row in selectResults.Tables[0].Rows)
{
    insertCommand = connection.CreateCommand();
    insertCommand.CommandType = CommandType.Text;
    insertCommand.CommandText = "INSERT INTO tablename (field1, field2) VALUES (3, '" + row["columnName"].ToString() + "'";   
}
insertCommand.Dispose();
connection.Close();