OleDbException (0x8000fff) unable to reconnect to database

[mkahn]

Fater leaving my computer for a few minutes. I tried to continue working with the page am on. Seems to be that after my connection timed out, am not able to reconnect to the data base getting the 0x8000ffff error. I have to restart IIS to get rid of the problem.

The error is as follow:

Server Error in '/reports' Application.
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No error information available: E_UNEXPECTED(0x8000FFFF).
Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.Data.OleDb.OleDbException: No error information available: E_UNEXPECTED(0x8000FFFF).

Source Error:


Line 667: OleDbConnection con = new OleDbConnection();
Line 668: con.ConnectionString = Application["Signal_ConnectionString"].ToString();
Line 669: con.Open();
Line 670:
Line 671: OleDbTransaction SignalTrans = con.BeginTransaction();


Source File: c:\inetpub\wwwroot\reports\claims.aspx.cs Line: 669

Stack Trace:


[OleDbException (0x8000ffff): No error information available: E_UNEXPECTED(0x8000FFFF).]
System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection.ProcessResults(I nt32 hr)
System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection.InitializeProvid er()
System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection.Open()
CTC.Signal.Reports.claims.GetMembershipYear(String pstrMemberNo) in c:\inetpub\wwwroot\reports\claims.aspx.cs:669
CTC.Signal.Reports.claims.dropMembers_SelectedInde xChanged(Object sender, EventArgs e) in c:\inetpub\wwwroot\reports\claims.aspx.cs:306
System.EventHandler.Invoke(Object sender, EventArgs e) +0
System.Web.UI.WebControls.ListControl.OnSelectedIn dexChanged(EventArgs e)
System.Web.UI.WebControls.DropDownList.System.Web. UI.IPostBackDataHandler.RaisePostDataChangedEvent( )
System.Web.UI.Page.RaiseChangedEvents()
System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain()




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Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:1.1.4322.2032; ASP.NET Version:1.1.4322.2032

any thought

thank you very much