Changing SqlConnection timeout

Question

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

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Answer 1

You can add Connection Timeout=180; to your connection string

Answer 2

You need to use command.CommandTimeout

Answer 3

You can set the timeout value in the connection string, but after you've connected it's read-only. You can read more at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.data.sqlclient.sqlconnection.connectiontimeout.aspx

As Anil implies, ConnectionTimeout may not be what you need; it controls how long the ADO driver will wait when establishing a new connection. Your usage seems to indicate a need to wait longer than normal for a particular SQL query to execute, and in that case Anil is exactly right; use CommandTimeout (which is R/W) to change the expected completion time for an individual SqlCommand.

Answer 4

Old post but as it comes up for what I was searching for I thought I'd add some information to this topic. I was going to add a comment but I don't have enough rep.

As others have said:

connection.ConnectionTimeout is used for the initial connection

command.CommandTimeout is used for individual searches, updates, etc.

But:

connection.ConnectionTimeout is also used for committing and rolling back transactions.

Yes, this is an absolutely insane design decision.

So, if you are running into a timeout on commit or rollback you'll need to increase this value through the connection string.

Answer 5

You could always add it to your Connection String:

connect timeout=180;

Answer 6

You can also use the SqlConnectionStringBuilder

SqlConnectionStringBuilder builder = new SqlConnectionStringBuilder(ConnectionString);
builder.ConnectTimeout = 10;
using (var connection = new SqlConnection(builder.ToString()))
{
    // code goes here
}