MySqlDataReader NullReferenceException after update

Question

I get a System.NullReferenceException when I'm using MySqlDataReader after I've inserted or updated something in the database.

Here is my code:

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    using (var conn = new MySqlConnection(ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["mysqlconn"].ConnectionString))
        {
            conn.Open();
            using (MySqlCommand comm = conn.CreateCommand())
            {
                comm.CommandText = "UPDATE zs_orders SET orderNo = @orderNo, firstSent = @firstSent WHERE ID =  @id";
                comm.Parameters.AddWithValue("orderNo", "dasda");
                comm.Parameters.AddWithValue("firstSent", DateTime.Now);
                comm.Parameters.AddWithValue("id", Convert.ToInt32(3));
                comm.ExecuteNonQuery();
                comm.Cancel();
                comm.Dispose();
            }
            conn.Close();
        } 


        using (var myConn = new MySqlConnection(ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["mysqlconn"].ConnectionString))
        {
            myConn.Open();
            using (MySqlCommand cmd = new MySqlCommand("select * from zs_customers;", myConn))
                {
                    using (MySqlDataReader dr = cmd.ExecuteReader())
                    {
                        while (dr.Read()) // << Error
                        {
                            //....
                        }
                        dr.Close();
                        myConn.Close();
                    }
                }
        }
}

And here is the error:

System.NullReferenceException – Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
Row 45:    using (MySqlDataReader dr = cmd.ExecuteReader())
Row 46:    {
Row 47 >>>:     while (dr.Read())
Row 48:         {
Row 49:              //....
[NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.] zs_test.Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e) in c:\Users\JennyJ\skydrive\www\wwwroot\zs-test.aspx.cs:47
System.Web.Util.CalliEventHandlerDelegateProxy.Callback(Object sender, EventArgs e) +51 System.Web.UI.Control.OnLoad(EventArgs e) +92
System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() +54
System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint) +772

Are you sure your zs_customers table isn't empty? Because you inserting zs_orders tables.. And 3 is an int, there is no point to use it like Convert.ToInt32(3) — Soner Gönül
The error will also appear for example if I create a customer and then navigate to another webform with a list of customers. It seems like something happens with the connection to the db. — JennieJ

Mohit Mohit · Accepted Answer · 2013-09-24T07:26:54

Use if(dr.HasRows) before reading data from SqlDataReader to avoid System.NullReferenceException – Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

MySqlDataReader NullReferenceException after update

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