must declare the scalar variable @

Question

For some reason after defining my variables I am still getting the 'must declare the scalar variable' error..

using (OleDbConnection conn = new OleDbConnection(connString))
{
    conn.Open();

    using(OleDbCommand cmd = new OleDbCommand("SELECT UserID FROM tblUser WHERE Username=@user AND Password = @pass", conn))
    {
        cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@user", user);
        cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@pass", pass);

        int UserID = (int)cmd.ExecuteScalar();

        return UserID < 0 ? -1 : UserID;
    }
}

Answer 1

OleDb does not support named parameters. I presume this is what is causing the errors. Instead, within the SQL query, use ? instead of the param name, and ensure the order of parameters added matches the order they appear in the query. so:

using(OleDbCommand cmd = new OleDbCommand("SELECT UserID FROM tblUser WHERE Username=? AND Password = ?", conn))
{
        cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@user", user);
        cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@pass", pass);

        int UserID = (int)cmd.ExecuteScalar();

        return UserID < 0 ? -1 : UserID;
}