Question

I have the following code that throws an error on the call for getOccupants within Using dbPC. Is there a way to make this value accessible in Using dbPC? Or a better way to accomplish this? I tried nesting Using dbPC inside of Using dbContext, but that also throws errors.

  Protected Sub btnPushSemester_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles btnPushSemester.Click
    Dim dbPC As New Campus6Entities
    Dim dbContext As New pbu_housingEntities
    Using dbContext
        Dim get_Year = From p In dbContext.Configs _
                           Where p.Description = "year" _
                           Select p

        Dim get_Term = From p In dbContext.Configs _
                       Where p.Description = "term" _
                       Select p

        Dim thisYear = get_Year.First.textValue
        Dim thisTerm = get_Term.First.textValue
        Dim getOccupants = From p In dbContext.Residents _
                 Where p.semester = thisTerm _
                 Where p.year = thisYear _
                 Select p
    End Using
    Using dbPC
        For Each row In getOccupants
            Dim student_info = row
            Dim PCstudent = From r In dbPC.RESIDENCies _
                            Where student_info.people_code_id = r.PEOPLE_ID _
                            Where r.ACADEMIC_YEAR = thisYear _
                            Where r.ACADEMIC_TERM = thisTerm _
                            Select r

            For Each row2 In PCstudent
                Dim student_info2 = row2
                student_info2.DORM_BUILDING = student_info.Building1.building_code
                student_info2.DORM_ROOM = student_info.Room1.room1
                student_info2.RESIDENT_COMMUTER = "R"
                student_info2.DORM_CAMPUS = "O000000001"
                dbPC.SaveChanges()
            Next
        Next
    End Using

End Sub

Answer 1

Declare getOccupants outside of the using block. You can assign it inside the block, but you have to declare it outside or it goes out of scope before you actually need to use it.