Question : Filling a dataset without locking the database?

Currently I am doing:

            cmd.CommandText = txtsql
            adapter.SelectCommand = cmd
            adapter.Fill(dataset)

Is there another way of filling a dataset that doesn't have a timeout in the connection and will not lock any data in the database? DataReader Perhaps?

Answer : Filling a dataset without locking the database?

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