hi,
there .i am coming up with a login page authentication, however i am getting this error that says 'Type SQl.Data.SqlClient.SqlDataReadercon1 is not defined '

[B]Dim reader As System.Data.SqlClient.SqlDataReadercon1 [/B]

<%@ Page Language="VB" MasterPageFile="~/CouierMasterPage.master" Title="Untitled Page" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Data.OleDB" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.ComponentModel" %>
<%@ import namespace="system.web.security" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Data"%>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Configuration" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Data.SqlClient" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Collections" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Web" %>




<script runat="server">
    Sub OnLoginError(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
        Login1.PasswordRecoveryText = "Forgot your password?"
    End Sub
    
    Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.Load
        If (Session("Check") <> Nothing) And Convert.ToBoolean(Session("Check")) Then

            If (User.Identity.IsAuthenticated) Then

                Response.Redirect("f_main.aspx")
            End If
        End If
    End Sub



    

    Protected Sub Login1_Authenticate(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Web.UI.WebControls.AuthenticateEventArgs) Handles Login1.Authenticate
        Dim blnResult As Boolean = False

        blnResult = SiteSpecificAuthenticationMethod(Login1.UserName, Login1.Password)

        If (blnResult) Then

            Session("Check") = True

            e.Authenticated = True

        Else

            Session("Check") = False

            e.Authenticated = False

        End If

    End Sub
    
    
    Protected Function SiteSpecificAuthenticationMethod(ByVal UserName As String, ByVal Password As String) As Boolean

        Dim log_statement As String = "SELECT * FROM [user] where username='" & UserName & "' and password='" & Password & "'"

        Dim con2 As System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand
        Dim con1 As System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection

        Dim reader As System.Data.SqlClient.SqlDataReadercon1 = New System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection(SqlDataSource1.ConnectionString)
        con1.Open()

        con2 = New System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand(log_statement, con1)
        reader = con2.ExecuteReader()

        If reader.Read Then

            Return True

        Else

            Return False

        End If

    End Function
    
    


    Protected Sub LoginButton_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)

    End Sub
</script>

<asp:Content ID="Content1" ContentPlaceHolderID="head" Runat="Server">
    
   
     
    </asp:Content>

<asp:Content ID="Content2" ContentPlaceHolderID="ContentPlaceHolder1" Runat="Server">

 <asp:SqlDataSource ID="SqlDataSource1" runat="server" 
        ConnectionString="<%$ ConnectionStrings:CourierSystemConnectionString %>" 
        
        InsertCommand="Select_Login"
            InsertCommandType="StoredProcedure" 
        SelectCommand="SELECT UserID, Password FROM StaffRegis_Table where ((UserID=@UserID) AND (Password=@Password))">
        
        <SelectParameters>
            <asp:CookieParameter CookieName="UserID" DefaultValue="User ID" 
                Name="USerID" />
            <asp:CookieParameter CookieName="Password" DefaultValue="Password" 
                Name="Password" />
        </SelectParameters>
        
        <InsertParameters>
                
                <asp:Parameter Name="UserID" Type="String" />
                <asp:Parameter Name="password" Type="String" />
            </InsertParameters>
    
    </asp:SqlDataSource>
    <asp:Login ID="Login1" runat="server" CreateUserUrl="~/PasswordRecover.aspx" CreateUserText="Forgot your password?"
      Height="58px" BackColor="#F7F7DE" BorderColor="#CCCC99" BorderStyle="Solid" BorderWidth="1px" Font-Names="Verdana" Font-Size="10pt" OnAuthenticate="Login1_Authenticate">
        <TitleTextStyle BackColor="#6B696B" Font-Bold="True" ForeColor="White" />
        <LayoutTemplate>
            <table border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse;
                height: 150px; width: 244px;">
                <tr>
                    <td>
                        <table border="0" cellpadding="0" style="height: 58px">
                            <tr>
                                <td align="center" colspan="2" style="font-weight: bold; color: white; background-color: #6b696b">
                                    Log In</td>
                                <td align="center" colspan="1" style="font-weight: bold; color: white; background-color: #6b696b">
                                </td>
                            </tr>
                            <tr>
                                <td align="right">
                                    <asp:Label ID="UserNameLabel" runat="server" AssociatedControlID="UserName">User Name:</asp:Label></td>
                                <td>
                                    <asp:TextBox ID="UserName" runat="server"></asp:TextBox>
                                    <asp:RequiredFieldValidator ID="UserNameRequired" runat="server" ControlToValidate="UserName"
                                        ErrorMessage="User Name is required." ToolTip="User Name is required." ValidationGroup="Login1">*</asp:RequiredFieldValidator>
                                </td>
                                <td>
                                </td>
                            </tr>
                            <tr>
                                <td align="right">
                                    <asp:Label ID="PasswordLabel" runat="server" AssociatedControlID="Password">Password:</asp:Label></td>
                                <td>
                                    <asp:TextBox ID="Password" runat="server" TextMode="Password" Height="22px"></asp:TextBox>
                                    <asp:RequiredFieldValidator ID="PasswordRequired" runat="server" ControlToValidate="Password"
                                        ErrorMessage="Password is required." ToolTip="Password is required." ValidationGroup="Login1">*</asp:RequiredFieldValidator>
                                </td>
                                <td>
                                </td>
                            </tr>
                            <tr>
                                <td colspan="2">
                                    <asp:CheckBox ID="RememberMe" runat="server" Text="Remember me next time." />
                                </td>
                                <td colspan="1">
                                </td>
                            </tr>
                            <tr>
                                <td align="center" colspan="2" style="color: red">
                                    <br />
                                    <asp:LinkButton ID="LbTNPassword" runat="server" 
                                        PostBackUrl="~/PasswordRecover.aspx">Forgot your password?</asp:LinkButton>
                                    <br />
                                    <br />
                                    <asp:LinkButton ID="LinkButton1" runat="server" PostBackUrl="~/StaffRegis.aspx">Create 
                                    an account</asp:LinkButton>
                                    &nbsp;<br />
                                    <br />
                                </td>
                                <td align="center" colspan="1" style="color: red">
                                    &nbsp;</td>
                            </tr>
                            <tr>
                                <td align="right" colspan="2">
                                    <br />
                                    <br />
                                    <asp:Button ID="LoginButton" runat="server" CommandName="Login" Text="Log In" 
                                        ValidationGroup="Login1" PostBackUrl="~/Transactions.aspx" 
                                        onclick="LoginButton_Click" />
                                </td>
                                <td align="right" colspan="1">
                                </td>
                            </tr>
                        </table>
                    </td>
                </tr>
            </table>
        </LayoutTemplate>
    </asp:Login>

    </asp:Content>

what is?:

Dim reader As System.Data.SqlClient.SqlDataReadercon1

the con1 is a mistake remoe it and use it like this:
Dim reader As System.Data.SqlClient.SqlDataReader

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