search for a field between two dates in vb.net - vb.net

Question

My information in database is weak and I do not know how to use queries. I have searched the web and I learned few thing about making queries and I found an example but i do not know how to use it in vb.net.
The query in SQL server will be like this:
select hb from gen where date between 12/6/2014 and 16/6/2014
It works fine, but i don't know how to use it in vb.net
so wrote this line of code and i think my solution will be something like this:
BindingSource1.Filter = String.Format("select hb from gen where date between" & DateTimePicker1.Value & "and" & GENDateTimePicker1.Value)
so what is wrong with this line

Answer 1

If you'd read the documentation then you'd know that the BindingSource.Filter property requires dates to be expressed in the format #M/dd/yyyy#. Also, the String represents just a WHERE clause, not an entire query. You're not using String.Format properly either. Your code should be:
BindingSource1.Filter = String.Format("[Date] BETWEEN #{0:M/dd/yyyy}# AND #{1:M/dd/yyyy}#", DateTimePicker1.Value, GENDateTimePicker1.Value)

Answer 2

Here is an example on how to use your sql query in vb.net:
First, you want to setup your connection string to your database. Next, you can declare a string with the contents of your sql statement. Third, you'll want to setup a using statement that will close the sql connection when it exits. I would also read up on parameterized sql to mitigate attacks on your database.
Dim con As String = (ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings("YOURCONNECTIONSTRINGNAME").ConnectionString)
Dim result as String = String.Empty 'set the result to whatever the datatype of hb is in your database
Dim query as String = "select hb from gen where date between '12-6-2014' and '16-6-2014'"
Using conn As New SqlClient.SqlConnection(con)
Try
conn.Open()
Dim command As New SqlClient.SqlCommand(query, conn)
command.Connection = conn
command.CommandType = CommandType.Text
result = command.ExecuteScalar()
conn.Close()
conn.Dispose()
Catch ex As Exception
System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(ex.Message)
End Try
End Using

Answer 3

this is the solution which i made after hard searching and a lot of lectures in vb.net and SQL server "Excuse me I am a beginner"
Me.BindingSource1.Filter = String.Format(" date <= #{0:M/dd/yyyy}# AND Date >= #{1:M/dd/yyyy}# and hb like'" & TextBox1.Text & "%'", DateTimePicker1.Value, DateTimePicker2.Value)
and "hb" is the name of the field which i want to find
thank you for your time and the fast respond