facing problem while executing vb.net query

Question

Dim con As SqlConnection
        con = New SqlConnection(\"server=chinna; uid=sa; pwd=136018@h; database=icms\")
        con.Open()
        Dim cmd As SqlCommand
            


        

Answer 1

Use ExecuteScalar instead of ExecuteReader.

Dim password As String
password = cmd.ExecuteScalar.ToString()

FYI, storing passwords in plain text and comparing like this is VERY bad practice. You should be encrypting the passwords with some one-way salted encryption and then doing the same on verification then comparing the encrypted values.