Connection Time out error while connection VB6 to SQL Server 2008 1

[resumes123]

I am using Visual Basic 6 as the front end
I am using SQL server 2008 express as the back end
I am trying to connect to a table in SQL server in MODEL database which has about 140 million records. Table name is dbo.tickdata_master
I am using ADO
Whenever I am trying to fetch records from that table, I get a
"Timeout expired" -2147217871 error

How do I resolve this and see that I do not get this error
When I am trying to connect to other tables using the same connection, which have just 100 rows, I am not getting this error and I am able to fetch all the data with no problem
The code is attached
I tried using Connectiontimeout = 0, but it did not work for the large table

Please suggest me a remedy, so that I can fetch rows even from table of about 140 million row





Dim cn As New ADODB.Connection
Dim rs As New ADODB.Recordset
dim str as string
str = "select count(*) from dbo.tickdata_master"

cn.ConnectionTimeout = 0
cn.Open "Provider=SQLOLEDB.1;Integrated Security=SSPI;Persist Security Info=True;Data Source=JACKIE\SQLEXPRESS;Use Procedure for Prepare= 1;Auto Translate=True;Packet Size=4096;Workstation ID=JACKIE;Use Encryption for Data=False;Tag with column collation when possible=False;Initial Catalog=model"

rs.Open str, cn

 

[gmmastros]

I think you want to use the CommandTimeout.

ConnectionTimeout is used to connect to the server. CommandTimeout is used for the command you send it (like Select.....)




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[mrdenny]

The problem is going to be that it takes more than the default timeout of 30 seconds to count all the rows in that table. You need to adjust the timeout as George said.

Why do you have tables in the Model database? That's a system database which shouldn't have any data in it as it's the template which is used when creating new databases so any data in it will be places in any new databases you create.

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[resumes123]

gmmastros

Thanks a bunch for your valuable suggestion
That was quite helpful
Have a good day!