Invalid attempt to call Read when reader is closed - data-binding

Question

I'm kind of struggling trying to get this datagrid to bind. Everytime I run my code, I get an error message stating, "Invalid attempt to call Read when reader is closed". I don't see where I am closing my reader. Can you please help me? My code for loading the datagrid is below:
protected void LoadGrid()
{
using (SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection())
{
conn.ConnectionString = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["VTC"].ConnectionString;
conn.Open();
string sql = "select * from roi_tracking";
using (SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand(sql, conn))
{
using (SqlDataReader sqlReader = cmd.ExecuteReader())
{
gridROI.DataSource = sqlReader;
gridROI.DataBind();
sqlReader.Dispose();
cmd.Dispose();
}
}
}
}

Answer 1

You can't use a SqlDataReader as a DataSource for a DataGrid.
From MSDN:
A data source must be a collection that implements either the
System.Collections.IEnumerable interface (such as
System.Data.DataView, System.Collections.ArrayList, or
System.Collections.Generic.List(Of T)) or the IListSource interface to
bind to a control derived from the BaseDataList class.
Datasource property:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.web.ui.webcontrols.basedatalist.datasource.aspx
SqlDataReader:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.data.sqlclient.sqldatareader.aspx
A common methodology to bind the query results to your datagrid would be to use a SqlDataAdapter to fill a DataTable or DataSet and then bind that to your DataGrid.DataSource:
protected void LoadGrid()
{
using (SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection())
{
conn.ConnectionString = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["VTC"].ConnectionString;
conn.Open();
string sql = "select * from roi_tracking";
using (SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand(sql, conn))
{
SqlDataAdapter adapter = new SqlDataAdapter();
adapter.SelectCommand = cmd;
adapter.Fill((DataTable)results);
gridROI.DataSource = results;
}
}
}

Answer 2

In addition to what pseudocoder said, you wouldn't want to bind to a SqlDataReader anyway: the connection to the database will remain open so long as the reader instance exists.
You definitely want to deserialize the data into some other disconnected data structure so that you release the connection back into the pool as quickly as possible.