Changing SqlConnection timeout

Question

I am trying to override the default SqlConnection timeout of 15 seconds and am getting an error saying that the

property or indexer cann

Answer 1

I found an excellent blogpost on this subject: https://improve.dk/controlling-sqlconnection-timeouts/

Basically, you either set Connect Timeout in the connection string, or you set ConnectionTimeout on the command object.

Be aware that the timeout time is in seconds.