Filling multiple listboxes from a database

I am in teach myself mode for VB.NET after many years of vb3-6. I am writing a Web Project and I am confused about why I can't loop around the same command and datareader to fill number of listboxes. I have to close the command and the dataset and dim as differnet defintiions. There is probably something terribly wrong with what I'm doing. The connection can stay open but nothing elseand the the connection can stay open. I know I'm appearing like a newbie but I am when it comes to this.
Can anyone help ??
thanks BH

I actually couldnt understand what you trying to do? you want to fill multiple listboxes from multiple tables? are you using datareader object or datasets as you mentioned both.

thenks - typo I am using datareaders. Some forms have 10-12 dropdowns so I thisnk what I am doing is too verbose. But it crashes if use the same defintion names

thanks BH

whats the error when crashes?

Hi
I knew youd ask that. I cant remember. I tried to make the cmd and datareader declared only once in the routine and then just close and repoulate withe the new query. delending on what I tried I got build errors or I think it was dupicate definitons at run time. I scrapped it and went back to my last checkpoint,

If you think you can help, I will recreate and record the errors like every good user should
thanks for your help

BH

I will do my best to help you.