Protected Function GetDataTableFromAccessDatabase(ConnectionString As String, SelectString As String) As Data.DataTable Dim QueryResultsDataTable As New Data.DataTable 'To get the connection string: Server Explorer... Data Connections... Select an Access database... Press F4... Copy connection string to the clipboard. Dim DataConnection As New OleDb.OleDbConnection DataConnection.ConnectionString = ConnectionString Dim OleCommand As New OleDb.OleDbCommand(SelectString, DataConnection) Dim DataAdapter As New OleDb.OleDbDataAdapter(OleCommand) DataAdapter.Fill(QueryResultsDataTable) Return QueryResultsDataTable End Function