sqlconnection.close

Importance of closing SQLConnection objects when using the SQLDataReader object.

My present contract engagement is at a large E-Commerce company. Their code base which has origins going back to .Net 1.0 has caught me by surprise to contain many issues that raise the level of smell beyond the last crap I took. That notwithstanding and trying to diffuse my level of distraction from it, I go along merrily trying to ad...

What disadvantages are there for leaving an SQL Connection open?

This seems to be a simple question, but I wonder the disadvantages of not calling the "close()" function. Thanks. ...