unable to read BIRTH_DATE from the Table"PERSONAL_DATA"

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The code below can not read the value of field "BIRTH_DATE" giving conversing error

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vl = InputBox("PLS,ENTER THE STAFF'S FILE_NO TO UPDATE")
       Dim strConnection As String = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data source=c:\Users\BELLCONSULT\Documents\COUNCILS.mdb"
       Dim cn As OleDb.OleDbConnection = New OleDb.OleDbConnection(strConnection)
       cn.Open()
       Dim db As New OleDb.OleDbCommand("select * from PERSONAL_DATA where F_NO =" & Val(vl), cn)
       Dim rdr As OleDb.OleDbDataReader = db.ExecuteReader()
       rdr.Read()
       If rdr.HasRows Then
           fn = rdr.Item("F_NO")
           sm = rdr.Item("STAFF_SURNAME")
           nm = rdr.Item("STAFF_OTHERNAME")
           sx = rdr.Item("SEX")
           db = rdr.Item("BIRTH_DATE")
           rdr.Close()
       End If

Please help me out
[Edit - SHOUTING removed]

Posted 22-May-13 4:52am

adesewa

Updated 22-May-13 5:01am

CHill60

v2

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Basmeh Awad · Accepted Answer · 2013-05-22T04:59:00

Solution 1

you have declared

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Dim db As New OleDb.OleDbCommand("select * from PERSONAL_DATA where F_NO =" & Val(vl), cn)

and later on you are reading same

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db = rdr.Item("BIRTH_DATE")

how this can be possible...so chage it to

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dim dt as Date= rdr.Item("BIRTH_DATE")

Posted 22-May-13 4:59am

Basmeh Awad

Updated 22-May-13 5:02am

v3

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adesewa 23-May-13 12:05pm

thanks for the observation.d problem is solved