I am trying to write some information to an access database using OleDB but I get an error. I dont know what is wrong with it. I it something to do with my SQL code?

// The program will make use of a text file for now but must use ms access database in the future.
            string name = textBoxFirstName.Text;
            string lname = textBoxLastName.Text;
            string gender = comboBoxGender.Text;
            string id = textBoxID.Text;
            string province = comboBoxProvince.Text;
            string city = textBoxCity.Text;
            string addr = textBoxAddress.Text;
            string field = textBoxField.Text;
            string degree = textBoxDegree.Text;

            if ((name == "") || (lname == "") || (gender == "") || (id == "") || (province == "") || (city == "")
               || (addr == "") || (field == "") || (degree == ""))
            {
                MessageBox.Show("Please make sure all the fields are filled in!");
                return;
            }

            OleDbConnection conn = new OleDbConnection(@"Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=C:\Users\User\Documents\Databases\employeedb.accdb");
            conn.Open();
            using(OleDbCommand cmd = new OleDbCommand())
            {
                cmd.Connection = conn;
                cmd.CommandText = "Insert Into Employee (fname, lname, gender, iden, province, city, addr, field, degree)" 
                                  + " values (" + name + ", " + lname + ", " + gender + ", " + id + ", " + province + ", " 
                                  + city + ", " + addr + ", " + field + ", " + degree + ")";
                cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
            }

            conn.Close();

The runtime error happens at cmd.ExecuteNonQuery(); how do I fix this problem?

Can you please paste the exact error you are receiving

When I put it in a try and catch statement it says: No value given for one ore more required paramaters

But I checked that all my variables get their values from the text boxes.

Try surrounding string values with single quotes. Or better yet, use parameters. Search for parameterized queries.

Thanks. The single quotes wokred.

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