I didn't close previous DataReader, but where?

Question

I have changed my previous code so I am not using 'using'. It work earlier, and code in different class basically represent the same thing, but its working.

I have stared at it for 2 hours now and I just can't figure out where the problems might be.

I have only one reader but each time I am using DisplayFileContent method I am getting the error: Error: There is already an open DataReader associated with this command which must be closed first.

// May be public so we can display
// content of file from different forms.
public void DisplayFileContent(string filePath)
{
    // Counting all entries.
    int countEntries = 0;

    // Encrypting/Decrypting  data.
    EncryptDecrypt security = new EncryptDecrypt();

    using (OleDbConnection connection = new OleDbConnection())
    {
        connection.ConnectionString =
            "Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;" +
            "Data Source=" + filePath + ";" +
            "Persist Security Info=False;" +
            "Jet OLEDB:Database Password=" + 
            hashPhrase.ShortHash(storedAuth.Password) + ";";

        using (OleDbCommand command = new OleDbCommand
            ("Select * FROM PersonalData", connection))
        {
            OleDbDataReader read;

            try
            {
                // Open database connection.
                connection.Open();

                // Create a data reader.
                read = command.ExecuteReader();

                // Clearing the textbox before proceeding.
                txtDisplay.Text = string.Empty;

                // Checking if there is any data in the file.
                if (read.HasRows)
                {
                    // Reading information from the file.
                    while (read.Read())
                    {
                        // Count all entries read from the reader.
                        countEntries++;

                        // Reading all values from the file as string.
                        // While each string is encrypted, we must decrypt them.
                        // User name and password is the same as user provided
                        // while authentication.
                        txtDisplay.Text += "=== Entry ID: " + read.GetValue(0) +
                            " ===" + Environment.NewLine;
                        txtDisplay.Text += "Type: " + security.Decrypt
                            (read.GetString(1), storedAuth.Password,
                            storedAuth.UserName) + Environment.NewLine;
                        if (!read.IsDBNull(2))
                            txtDisplay.Text += "URL: " +
                                security.Decrypt(read.GetString(2),
                                storedAuth.Password, storedAuth.UserName) +
                                Environment.NewLine;
                        if (!read.IsDBNull(3))
                            txtDisplay.Text += "Software Name: " +
                                security.Decrypt(read.GetString(3),
                                storedAuth.Password, storedAuth.UserName) +
                                Environment.NewLine;
                        if (!read.IsDBNull(4))
                            txtDisplay.Text += "Serial Code: " +
                                security.Decrypt(read.GetString(4),
                                storedAuth.Password, storedAuth.UserName) +
                                Environment.NewLine;
                        if (!read.IsDBNull(5))
                            txtDisplay.Text += "User Name: " +
                                security.Decrypt(read.GetString(5),
                                storedAuth.Password, storedAuth.UserName) +
                                Environment.NewLine;
                        if (!read.IsDBNull(6))
                            txtDisplay.Text += "Password: " +
                                security.Decrypt(read.GetString(6),
                                storedAuth.Password, storedAuth.UserName) +
                                Environment.NewLine;
                        txtDisplay.Text += Environment.NewLine;
                    }
                }
                else
                {
                    txtDisplay.Text = "There is nothing to display! " +
                        "You must add something before so I can display anything here.";
                }

                // Displaying number of entries in the status bar.
                tsslStatus.Text = "A total of " + countEntries + " entries.";

                // Selecting 0 character to make sure text
                // isn't completly selected.
                txtDisplay.SelectionStart = 0;

                command.ExecuteNonQuery();
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                MessageBox.Show("Error: " + ex.Message);
            }
        }
    }
}

Answer 1

You are calling command.ExecuteNonQuery just before the catch block. You'll need to close your DataReader first.

I'd recommend wrapping the code that utilizes the datareader in a using block anyway:

using(OleDbDatareader read = command.ExecuteReader())
{

   ...

}

As pointed out above, command.ExecuteNonQuery() is for executing commands that you don't expect a return result from. These typically are inserts, updates or deletes, but may also include stored proc calls that do the same, or where you don't care about the returned result

Answer 2

Before your line

command.ExecuteNonQuery();

you need to:

read.Close();

In addition, it is critical to know that using a connection does NOT automatically close it. Therefore, before the end of your connection using statement, you need a

connection.Close();