// executes a command and returns the results as a DataTable object
public static DataTable ExecuteSelectCommand(DbCommand command)
{
// The DataTable to be returned
DataTable table;
// Execute the command making sure the connection gets closed in the end
try
{
// Open the data connection
command.Connection.Open();
// Execute the command and save the results in a DataTable
DbDataReader reader = command.ExecuteReader();
table = new DataTable();
table.Load(reader);
// Close the reader
reader.Close();
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Utilities.LogError(ex);
throw;
}
finally
{
// Close the connection
command.Connection.Close();
}
return table;
}
