Cannot drop database because it is currently in use

Question

I want to drop a database. I have used the following code, but to no avail.

public void DropDataBase(string DBName,SqlConnection scon)
{
    try
    {
               


        

Answer 1

If your dropping the database in SQL Management Studio and you get the message, don't forget that you use Master as selected database otherwise your query is also an connection to the database.

USE Master;
GO
DROP DATABASE AdventureWorks;
GO