Visual studio c# database Error

Question

i am making a search box in visual studio that looks through a csv file as a database, the sql query works but not fully. if i put the sql database as:

SELECT Number_Plate, Regstered_Keeper, Make, Model, Year_Of_Make, Colour, Engine_Size, Transmission, Fuel_Type FROM 'tabledata.csv' WHERE Number_Plate = 'B9BOL'

it works but only looks through the specific number plate but my code is:

"SELECT Number_Plate, Regstered_Keeper, Make, Model, Year_Of_Make, Colour, Engine_Size, Transmission, Fuel_Type FROM` `'tabledata.csv' WHERE Number_Plate = "+ textBox1.Text

and that does not wok and it displays the following error when excuting:

ERROR [42000] [Microsoft][ODBC Text Driver] Invalid SQL statement; expected 'DELETE', 'INSERT', 'PROCEDURE', 'SELECT', or 'UPDATE'.

in visual studio the code is as follows:

private void Show_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
 {
 Data.Items.Clear();
 var ta = new CarsDataSetTableAdapters.tabledata_csvTa…

Make.DataSource = ta.GetDataByPlate();
 Make.DisplayMember = "Make";
 }

Answer 1

Looks like you're missing some quotes from around your where clause:

"SELECT  Number_Plate, 
         Regstered_Keeper, 
         Make, 
         Model, 
         Year_Of_Make, 
         Colour, 
         Engine_Size, 
         Transmission, 
         Fuel_Type 
FROM     'tabledata.csv' 
WHERE    Number_Plate = '"+ textBox1.Text + "'"