Read from multiple tables in vb.net data reader

Question

I'm trying to read from two tables in mysql:

Dim sqlcom As MySqlCommand = New MySqlCommand("Select * from  mother, father where IDNO= '" & TextBox14.Text & "' ", sqlcon)

-But I get this error:

Column 'IDNO' in where clause is ambiguous

Here is the whole code:

Dim NoAcc As String
        Dim NoAccmod2 As String
        Dim NoPas As String

        Dim sqlcon As New MySqlConnection("Server=localhost; Database=school;Uid=root;Pwd=nitoryolai123$%^;")
        Dim sqlcom As MySqlCommand = New MySqlCommand("Select * from  mother, father where IDNO= '" & TextBox14.Text & "' ", sqlcon)

        sqlcon.Open()


        Dim rdr As MySqlDataReader
        rdr = sqlcom.ExecuteReader


        If rdr.HasRows Then
            rdr.Read()
            NoAcc = rdr("IDNO")
            If (TextBox14.Text = NoAcc) Then TextBox7.Text = rdr("MOTHER")
            If (TextBox14.Text = NoAcc) Then TextBox8.Text = rdr("MOTHER_OCCUPATION")
            If (TextBox14.Text = NoAcc) Then TextBox10.Text = rdr("FATHER")
            If (TextBox14.Text = NoAcc) Then TextBox11.Text = rdr("FATHER_OCCUPATION")
        End If

-Any suggestions that could help solve this problem? Or even other techniques on achieving the goal of reading data from two tables using data reader?

This is a winform, not a web form

Answer 1

Try this on your command:

Dim sqlcom As MySqlCommand = New MySqlCommand("Select * from  mother, father where mother.IDNO= '" & TextBox14.Text & "' AND father.IDNO = '" & TextBox14.Text  & "'", sqlcon)