you certainly can
--
Regards,
HD
Once a Geek.... Always a Geek
"Vik" <viktorum@==hotmail.com==> wrote in message
news:...
> Is it possible to release memory occupied by a Session object? E.g. will
> this work: Session("DS") = Nothing ?
>
> Vik
>
> "Hermit Dave" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> i see what you mean now.
>>
>> try using
>>
>> Session("DS") = DataSet11.Copy()
>>
>> that way you are explicitly saving a copy. I will have a play around with
>> this later on.
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> HD
>> Once a Geek.... Always a Geek
>> "Vik" <viktorum@==hotmail.com==> wrote in message
>> news:%23hHYK2$...
>> > Thank you Hermit. Here is my code.
>> >
>> > SqlDataAdapter1 and DataSet11 are created in design time.
>> > Private Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
>> > System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
>> >
>> > 'Put user code to initialize the page here
>> >
>> > Dim N0, N1, N2 As Int16, Str1, Str2 As String, DS As DataSet
>> >
>> > Session("DS") = DataSet11
>> >
>> > N0 = DataSet11.Tables(0).Rows.Count 'N0=0
>> >
>> > SqlDataAdapter1.Fill(DataSet11)
>> >
>> > DS = Session("DS")
>> >
>> > N1 = DataSet11.Tables(0).Rows.Count 'N1=3
>> >
>> > N2 = DS.Tables(0).Rows.Count 'N2=3
>> >
>> > Str1 = DataSet11.Tables(0).Rows(1)(1) 'Str1="Other"
>> >
>> > Str2 = DS.Tables(0).Rows(1)(1) 'Str2="Other"
>> >
>> > End Sub
>> >
>> > So, the dataset is saved in session state only once when it is empty.
>> > After
>> > the dataset is filled out its saved copy has all the new records. What
>> > I
>> > need and expected is that the dataset in session state keeps the old
>> > records
>> > (remains empty in this case) when the real dataset is updated.
>> >
>> > Vik
>> >
>> > "Hermit Dave" <> wrote in
> message
>> > news:%...
>> >> a code snip on how you are trying to use it would help. From my
>> >> current
>> >> understanding here's what i think:
>> >>
>> >> when you add objects to session they are added by value and not by
>> >> reference. ie one that you are refering to in you code is a local copy
> of
>> >> the object stored session.
>> >> any changes to the local copy would not be updated directly. you will
>> >> need
>> >> to manually update the object in session.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Regards,
>> >> HD
>> >> Once a Geek.... Always a Geek
>> >> "Vik" <viktorum@==hotmail.com==> wrote in message
>> >> news:...
>> >> >A dataset is saved in session state. Then the dataset is filled out
> with
>> >> >the
>> >> > new records using a dataadapter. It appears then that the dataset
> saved
>> > in
>> >> > session state contains the new records even without saving the
> updated
>> >> > dataset.
>> >> >
>> >> > Why does this happen? How can I preserve the dataset saved in
>> >> > session
>> >> > state
>> >> > from automatical updating?
>> >> >
>> >> > Thank you.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
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