OleDB Exception: Could not find installable ISAM - vb.net

Dim con As New OleDb.OleDbConnection
Sub connecttodatabase(ByVal fileselected As String)
Dim databasepassword
con.ConnectionString = "PROVIDER=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0; Data Source = " & fileselected
Try
con.Open()
Catch e As OleDb.OleDbException
If e.Message = "Not a valid password." Then
Console.WriteLine("Database has a password. Please enter password to continue.")
databasepassword = Console.ReadLine()
con.ConnectionString = "PROVIDER=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0; Data Source = " & fileselected & ";JetOLEDB:Database Password=" & databasepassword & ";"
con.Open()
End If
errorid = 1
Finally
End Try
End Sub
The error I am encountering occurs at the second con.Open() when I try to connect to a .mdb database file which I created in access, the function correctly tells me I have a password, but then once I enter my password I get the error defined in the title, and I have no idea why. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Try this instead:
Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=C:\mydatabase.mdb;User Id=admin;Password=YOURPASS;
Also, what exception are you getting from the first call to open the db? Maybe it's same problem: the ISAM isn't present. Try reinstalling MDAC:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=78cac895-efc2-4f8e-a9e0-3a1afbd5922e

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I have made all of these mistakes in my code at one time or other.
Your Login Code;
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The actual exception in your code will read "{"No value given for one or more required parameters."}
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Two separate answers provided, because you have two very separate questions.
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Im new to visual basic.. I would like to ask on how to fixed the problem "Could not find installable ISAM.". I used Visual Basic as programming language. I used MS access as the database. My program is to fetch data from access. This would be my code.
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Module Main
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GetPupils()
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'return a new connection to the database5
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You seem to be missing a delimiter after your password attribute.
I think you also need to use Jet OLEDB:Database Password=... instead (if indeed you have an access database protected with a password):
"Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;" _
& "Data Source=" & "C:\Users\ERICO YAN\Desktop\MSaccessDB\MSaccessDB\oneroofccp.mdb;" _
& "Jet OLEDB:Database Password=oNer00FooR3n0;"
Missing ; delimiter here:
...Password=oNer00FooR3n0 " & "Data Sourc...
Needs to be
...Password=oNer00FooR3n0 " & ";Data Sourc...
Also just Password instead of Database Password.
Initially, i too got this sort of error, but when i wrote the connection string in a single line (i mean without using [& _] or breaking in 2 lines, then this worked properly.
"Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=C:\Users\USER1\Desktop\MSaccessDB\MSaccessDB\my_database_file.mdb;Database Password=MyPassword"
Hope this helps.
Mukesh L.