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OleDbConnection::ConnectionTimeout Property
.NET Framework (current version)
Gets the time to wait while trying to establish a connection before terminating the attempt and generating an error.
Assembly: System.Data (in System.Data.dll)
Property Value
Type: System::Int32The time in seconds to wait for a connection to open. The default value is 15 seconds.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentException | The value set is less than 0. |
A value of 0 indicates no limit, and should be avoided in a ConnectionString because an attempt to connect will wait indefinitely.
The following example creates an OleDbConnection and sets some of its properties in the connection string.
.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
Available since 1.1
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