I'm trying to delete a record in my database via the ID, but it says
"Data Type mismatch in criteria expression."
Why do you think so?
Private Sub testdelete()
'THIS SAVES TO THE DEBUG ACCESS DATABASE!!!!!
Dim conn As New OleDbConnection
conn = New OleDbConnection
dbprovider = "Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;"
Dim databasePath = "Data Source = FULL YUGIOH ACCESS DATABASE.accdb;"
conn.ConnectionString = dbprovider & databasePath
Dim Stringc As String = "delete from cmon11 where ID='" & TextBox2.Text & "'"
Dim command As OleDbCommand = New OleDbCommand(Stringc, conn)
Try
conn.Open()
command.ExecuteNonQuery()
command.Dispose()
conn.Close()
Catch ex As Exception
MsgBox(ex.Message)
Finally
conn.Dispose()
End Try
End Sub
As noted in the comments, a data type mismatch occurs because the where clause in your SQL statement is attempting to compare the value of your field ID (which you have stated is an integer) with a string value.
Following the concatenation, the SQL code might look something like this:
delete from cmon11 where ID='123'
Here, '123' is a string, not an integer - to supply an integer value, you would remove the single quotes to yield:
delete from cmon11 where ID=123
However, this does not solve the underlying issue of the potential for SQL injection when constructing SQL statements using values held by textboxes permitting arbitrary text input.
After modifying your code to remove the single quotes, consider the implications of your user typing the following into the textbox:
;drop table cmon11;--
The solution is to use parameters such that the query will fail in such circumstances, rather than performing unwanted actions. This answer from Erik is an excellent reference detailing the various ways to parameterise queries in MS Access.
The Using...End Using ensure that your database objects are closed and disposed even if there is an error.
Always use parameters to minimize type mismatches and protect against Sql Injection. I guessed at Integer for the datatype of the Id field but you will have to check your database for the actual datatype.
Private Sub testdelete()
Using conn As New OleDbConnection("Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source = FULL YUGIOH ACCESS DATABASE.accdb;")
Using command As New OleDbCommand("Delete From cmon11 Where ID= #ID;", conn)
command.Parameters.Add("#ID", OleDbType.Integer).Value = CInt(TextBox2.Text)
conn.Open()
command.ExecuteNonQuery()
End Using
End Using
End Sub
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I'm trying to take a Yes/No value from my database on Access and make it so if the Yes/No is checked on Access it will check it on the form. Although I keep getting
System.Data.OleDb.OleDbException: 'No value given for one or more required parameters.'
On the line Dim rs As OleDbDataReader = SQLCmd.ExecuteReader()
Sorry if it's a really easy and stupid mistake, I'm a college student and googling isn't helping me figure this one out.
cn.Open()
Dim SQLCmd As New OleDbCommand
SQLCmd.Connection = cn
SQLCmd.CommandText = "SELECT *, staffIn FROM Staff WHERE staffName = DarrenSloan"
Dim rs As OleDbDataReader = SQLCmd.ExecuteReader()
While rs.Read
Dim DisplayValue As String = rs("staffIn")
SQLCmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("#inorout", inOrOut.Checked)
SQLCmd.ExecuteNonQuery()
End While
cn.Close()
I know this is an old post but I seem to remember that OleDb does not support named parameters.
Also, pretty sure that DarrenSloan should be surrounded by single quotes, like any string value. And indeed, reusing the SQL command like this is not the way to do it.
The CommandText:
SQLCmd.CommandText = "SELECT *, staffIn FROM Staff WHERE staffName = DarrenSloan"
does not contain any parameter.
Thus, the parameter inorout has no effect:
SQLCmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("#inorout", inOrOut.Checked)
Either use two statements, one SELECT and one UPDATE.
Or use a different mechanism like a databound grid. Maybe you are using a datagridview control to display the data. Then there are different techniques to keep the data in sync. It depends on how you choose to render the data on your form.
Firstly, get rid of the loop. You would only use a loop if you were expecting more than one record. By the looks of it, you are expecting only one record, so no loop.
Secondly, stop calling ExecuteNonQuery. That is for making changes to the database, which you're obviously not trying to do. You obviously know how to get data from the query because you're doing it here:
Dim DisplayValue As String = rs("staffIn")
If you want to get data from another field, do the same thing. You can then use that data in whatever way you like, e.g.
Using connection As New OleDbConnection("connection string here"),
command As New OleDbCommand("SELECT * FROM Staff WHERE staffName = 'DarrenSloan'", connection)
connection.Open()
Using reader = command.ExecuteReader()
If reader.Read() Then
Dim inOrOut = reader.GetBoolean(reader.GetOrdinal("inorout"))
inOrOutCheckBox.Checked = inOrOut
End If
End Using
End Using
Notice that I have wrapped the text literal in the SQL in single-quotes? I would expect that you would normally not want to hard-code a name there, but use input from the user instead, In that case, you would use a parameter, e.g.
Using connection As New OleDbConnection("connection string here"),
command As New OleDbCommand("SELECT * FROM Staff WHERE staffName = #staffName", connection)
command.Parameters.Add("#staffName", OleDbType.VarChar, 50).Value = staffNameTextBox.Text
connection.Open()
Using reader = command.ExecuteReader()
If reader.Read() Then
Dim inOrOut = reader.GetBoolean(reader.GetOrdinal("inorout"))
inOrOutCheckBox.Checked = inOrOut
End If
End Using
End Using
I'm new to VB. It's been few weeks since I started learning VB.My question is I'm having difficulty in adding Data in to the Database (I'm using MS Access) from VB. So far I got this code but it isn't running well:
Imports System.Data.OleDb
Public Class CraeteAccount
Dim connString As String
Dim myConnection As OleDbConnection = New OleDbConnection
Dim cmd As New OleDbCommand
Dim dr As OleDbDataReader
Public Sub btnCreate_Click_1(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnCreate.Click
connString = "Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=" & IO.Path.Combine(My.Application.Info.DirectoryPath, "LogIn1.accdb")
Dim cmd As New OleDbCommand
Dim cnn As OleDbConnection = New OleDbConnection(connString)
Dim str As String
Dim UserName As String
Dim Password As String
If txtPassword.Text = txtRetype.Text Then
cnn.Open()
Try
UserName = txtUserName.Text
Password = txtPassword.Text
str = "UPDATE Users SET UserName= '" & UserName & "', Password= '" & Password
cmd = New OleDbCommand(str, myConnection)
cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("#UserName", UserName)
cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("#Password", Password)
cmd.ExecuteNonQuery()
MsgBox("New User has been Created!")
cnn.Close()
Me.Hide()
Catch ex As Exception
MsgBox("Error Occured!")
cnn.Close()
End Try
Me.Close()
Else
MsgBox("Check your Password!")
cnn.Close()
txtPassword.Focus()
End If
End Sub
When the code runs It donot add data and quickly goes to catch to show the Message Box which reads "Error Occured". So Can anyone Please Help me?
At a quick glance, the SQL query is broken in several ways:
str = "UPDATE Users SET UserName= '" & UserName & "', Password= '" & Password
The first thing to notice is that you're not closing the quotes after the password. However, even that isn't what you really want to do. What you want to do is this:
str = "UPDATE Users SET UserName=#UserName, Password=#Password"
This creates query parameters, which your next two lines are looking to populate with values:
cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("#UserName", UserName)
cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("#Password", Password)
Putting user values directly into the query is called a SQL injection vulnerability. It allows users to execute arbitrary code on your database, which is clearly a bad thing. So you're definitely going to want to stick with using these parameters instead.
The second problem here is that this query is going to update every record int he table. So it's basically going to overwrite all Users records with multiple copies of this one record.
If this really should be an UPDATE statement when you're going to want to add a WHERE clause to it which would identify the specific record you want to update.
However, I suspect based on the context that this should instead be an INSERT statement, since it's creating a new record:
str = "INSERT INTO Users (UserName, Password) VALUES (#UserName, #Password)"
Additionally, and this is important, you are storing user passwords in plain text. This is grossly irresponsible to your users. You should be obscuring user passwords with a 1-way hash so that they can never be retrieved in their original form. Not even by you as the system administrator.
(The language and emphasis used here may be a bit harsh for a beginner. Especially if you're working on a purely academic project with no actual users. But it's seriously that important. And there's no time like the present to learn about it.)
Another issue here is that you're assuming success of the query:
cmd.ExecuteNonQuery()
MsgBox("New User has been Created!")
At the very least you should be checking the return value to make sure a record was actually affected:
Dim rowsAffected As Int32 = cmd.ExecuteNonQuery()
If rowsAffected > 0 Then
MsgBox("New User has been Created!")
Else
'no record was inserted, handle error condition
End If
Another issue that you're facing, which isn't directly related to your problem but is making it much more difficult for you to debug your problem, is that you're ignoring error information:
Catch ex As Exception
MsgBox("Error Occured!")
cnn.Close()
In this code block the ex variable contains all of the information that the .NET Framework can give you about the error that took place. What you're basically doing is replacing all of that diagnostic information (error message, stack trace, etc.) with a single custom error message that contains no information.
Best not to do that.
Note that, given these issues, there may very well be other problems with the code. But this should at least get you going for a bit.
You're simultaneously trying to concatenate an update statement with user input (bad) and using parameterized values (good). Try
str = "UPDATE Users SET UserName=#UserName, Password=#Password"
cmd = New OleDbCommand(str, myConnection)
cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("#UserName", UserName)
cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("#Password", Password)
But this still won't work because this update statement will update all the records in the database with these values. Are you trying to update an existing record or create a new one? If you're updating an existing one, you need a WHERE clause; if you're trying to create a new one, you need to use INSERT instead.
I am new to this forum, please could you help me get this code to work, when i execute it, it simply does nothing and does not update the DB. If i remove the square brackets it gives an error: "SYNTAX ERROR in UPDATE statement"
Any help appreciated!
Dim connection As OleDbConnection
connection = New OleDbConnection("Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=UserDB.accdb;Jet OLEDB:Database;")
connection.Open()
Dim pass As String
pass = txtconfirm.Text
Dim user As String
user = LoginForm.UsernameTextBox.Text
Dim query As String = "UPDATE [Users] SET [Password]= '" & pass & "' WHERE [Username]= '" & user & "';"
Dim command As New OleDbCommand(query, connection)
command.ExecuteNonQuery()
connection.Close()
Given your actual connection string, the database that will be updated is the one in the directory where your application starts. This means that if you work with a WinForms application this folder is \BIN\DEBUG or x86 variant. If there is not error then you could get the return value of the ExecuteNonQuery call to verify if a record has been updated or not
Dim rowsUpdated = command.ExecuteNonQuery()
MessageBox.Show("Record updated count = " & rowsUpdated)
If this value is not zero then your database has been updated and you are looking for changes in the wrong database. Check the one in the BIN\DEBUG folder.
In any case your code has big problems. If your variables user or pass contain a single quote, then your code will crash again because your string concatenation will form an invalid SQL. As usual the only workaround is to use a parameterized query
Dim pass = txtconfirm.Text
Dim user = LoginForm.UsernameTextBox.Text
Dim query As String = "UPDATE [Users] SET [Password]= #p1 WHERE [Username]= #p2"
Using connection = New OleDbConnection("...........")
Using command As New OleDbCommand(query, connection)
connection.Open()
command.Parameters.Add("#p1", OleDbType.VarWChar).Value = pass
command.Parameters.Add("#p2", OleDbType.VarWChar).Value = user
command.ExecuteNonQuery()
End Using
End Using
The parameterized approach has many advantages. Your query text is more readable, there is no misunderstanding between your code and the values expected by your database engine. And while not easy to exploit with MS-Access there is no problem with Sql Injection
I think Steve presents a much better approach for you coding this...
Let me just throw out a few more things:
The reason you can't take those brackets out is some of your column names are reserved words; just FYI.
Since you report "it does nothing..." when you execute, it sounds like you have a valid connection and sql syntax, in which case my next step would be to copy the sql command text while in debug mode, change it to a select and run it in your DB. You should get one result when you do. If not, either your criteria or field contents are not what you think they are...
Just change the Update table SET field-value ... to SELECT * FROM table and leave the WHERE clause as is.
I want to retrieve the price from table Products to use it as label2 on the orderinfo form.
Dim con As New OleDb.OleDbConnection
Dim com As New OleDb.OleDbCommand
com = New OleDb.OleDbCommand("Select Price FROM Products WHERE ProductName='" & ListBox1.SelectedItem.ToString & "'", con)
con.ConnectionString = "PROVIDER = Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0; Data Source=Database_AntoninosCafe.accdb"
con.Open()
com.ExecuteNonQuery()
orderInfo.Label2.Text = retrieve data
con.Close()
The correct approach to your simple problem
Dim cmdText = "Select Price FROM Products WHERE ProductName=?"
Using con = New OleDb.OleDbConnection( ... connection string here ...)
Using com = New OleDb.OleDbCommand(cmdText, con)
com.Parameters.AddWithValue("#p1", ListBox1.SelectedItem.ToString)
con.Open()
Using reader = com.ExecuteReader()
if reader.Read() Then
orderInfo.Label2.Text = reader("Price").ToString
End If
End Using
End Using
End Using
The first thing is to use a parameterized query to avoid sql injections and parsin problems, then use the Using statement to encapsulate you disposable object in a block of code that ensures the closing and disposing of these objects.
Finally, to read data from a datatable you use the ExecuteReader command that returns an OleDbDataReader instance. It is this instance that could be used to extract the data from your database
As a side note, I have used, as placeholder for the parameter, a question mark. This is the predefined symbol used by OleDb. But, when adding the parameter value to the collection, I have used a different name (#p1). This is acceptable because OleDb do not use the parameter names to find the corresponding placeholders in the query text like the SqlClient or other providers, but use the position of the placeholder. So, first placeholder replaced by the first parameter and so on.
i have problem trying to delete record from my VS 2012 and i'm using sql server 2012, this is my task from my lecturer, and i cant solved it
now this is what i have
Private Sub bt_hapus_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles bt_hapus.Click
Try
Dim sqlda As New SqlClient.SqlDataAdapter("Delete from tabelpasien where No_Rkm_Mds=" & Me.txt_rkm_mds.Text, Me.SqlConnection1)
sqlda.Fill(dspasien, "tabelpasien")
MsgBox("Data telah berhasil dihapus")
bersih()
pasif()
normal()
Catch ex As Exception
MsgBox(ex.Message)
End Try
End Sub
any help would be greatly apreciated...
A delete command is executed using an SqlCommand and the ExecuteNonQuery method.
Your code should be
Try
Dim cmd = New SqlClient.SqlCommand("Delete from tabelpasien where No_Rkm_Mds=#rkm", Me.SqlConnection1)
cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("#rkm", Me.txt_rkm_mds.Text)
cmd.ExecuteNonQuery()
....
Using a parameterized query you don't have to put quotes around your where values (if the underlying field is any kind of char/varchar/nvarchar type) but, the most important benefit of a parameterized query is the elimination of a possible Sql Injection attack
You have forgotten your single quote marks I.E." ' " from around your condition.
Your statement Should be
Delete From tabelpasien where No_Rkm_Mds='" + Me.txt_rkm_mds.Text + "'"
If this is SQL SERVER, there shouldn't be a FROM in the statement.
Dim sqlda As New SqlClient.SqlDataAdapter("DELETE tabelpasien where No_Rkm_Mds=" & Me.txt_rkm_mds.Text, Me.SqlConnection1)
If No_Rkm_Mds is a VARCHAR or NVARCHAR, etc..., the value must be wrapped in 's.
Dim sqlda As New SqlClient.SqlDataAdapter("DELETE tabelpasien where No_Rkm_Mds=`" & Me.txt_rkm_mds.Text & "`", Me.SqlConnection1)
Finally, you should consider using SQL Parameters to avoid SQL injection.