Question Populating data ERROR--Please help

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I have this code that I am usingcalling a function)

ViewReport(Application.StartupPath & "\This_proj.rpt", "select * from users", "@parameter1=test�mter2=10")

but then I get this error message:

A number, currency amount, boolean, date, date-time, or string is expected here.
Error in file C:\DOCUME~1\user\locals~1\temp\Rep_01 {B4CAEF02-6156-454B-9334-790C183EDC32}.rpt:
Error in formula <Record_Selection>.
'select * form users'
A number, currency amount, boolean, date, date-time, or string is expected here.

But when I use this code:

ViewReport(Application.StartupPath & "\This_proj.rpt",  , "@parameter1=test�mter2=10")

My report displays, but with no data in it.

here is the coding of my function, if you like to run through it..

Friend Function ViewReport(ByVal sReportName As String, Optional ByVal sSelectionFormula As String = "", Optional ByVal param As String = "") As Boolean

        'Declaring variablesables
        Dim intCounter As Integer
        Dim intCounter1 As Integer

        'Crystal Report's report document object
        Dim objReport As New CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine.ReportDocument

        'object of table Log on info of Crystal report
        Dim ConInfo As New CrystalDecisions.Shared.TableLogOnInfo

        'Parameter value object of crystal report 
        ' parameters used for adding the value to parameter.
        Dim paraValue As New CrystalDecisions.Shared.ParameterDiscreteValue

        'Current parameter value object(collection) of crystal report parameters.
        Dim currValue As CrystalDecisions.Shared.ParameterValues

        'Sub report object of crystal report.
        Dim mySubReportObject As CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine.SubreportObject

        'Sub report document of crystal report.
        Dim mySubRepDoc As New CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine.ReportDocument

        Dim strParValPair() As String
        Dim strVal() As String
        Dim index As Integer

        Try

            'Load the report
            objReport.Load(sReportName)

            'Check if there are parameters or not in report.
            intCounter = objReport.DataDefinition.ParameterFields.Count

            'As parameter fields collection also picks the selection 
            ' formula which is not the parameter
            ' so if total parameter count is 1 then we check whether 
            ' its a parameter or selection formula.

            If intCounter = 1 Then
                If InStr(objReport.DataDefinition.ParameterFields(0).ParameterFieldName, ".", CompareMethod.Text) > 0 Then
                    intCounter = 0
                End If
            End If

            'If there are parameters in report and 
            'user has passed them then split the 
            'parameter string and Apply the values 
            'to their concurrent parameters.

            If intCounter > 0 And Trim(param) <> "" Then
                strParValPair = param.Split("&")

                For index = 0 To UBound(strParValPair)
                    If InStr(strParValPair(index), "=") > 0 Then
                        strVal = strParValPair(index).Split("=")
                        paraValue.Value = strVal(1)
                        currValue = objReport.DataDefinition.ParameterFields(strVal(0)).CurrentValues
                        currValue.Add(paraValue)
                        objReport.DataDefinition.ParameterFields(strVal(0)).ApplyCurrentValues(currValue)
                    End If
                Next
            End If

            'Set the connection information to ConInfo 
            'object so that we can apply the 
            'connection information on each table in the report
            ConInfo.ConnectionInfo.UserID = "Admin"
            ConInfo.ConnectionInfo.Password = ""
            ConInfo.ConnectionInfo.ServerName = ""
            ConInfo.ConnectionInfo.DatabaseName = Application.StartupPath & "\TestDB_01.mdb"

            For intCounter = 0 To objReport.Database.Tables.Count - 1
                objReport.Database.Tables(intCounter).ApplyLogOnInfo(ConInfo)
            Next

            ' Loop through each section on the report then look 
            ' through each object in the section
            ' if the object is a subreport, then apply logon info 
            ' on each table of that sub report

            For index = 0 To objReport.ReportDefinition.Sections.Count - 1
                For intCounter = 0 To _
                    objReport.ReportDefinition.Sections(index).ReportObjects.Count - 1
                    With objReport.ReportDefinition.Sections(index)
                        If .ReportObjects(intCounter).Kind = _
                        CrystalDecisions.Shared.ReportObjectKind.SubreportObject Then
                            mySubReportObject = CType(.ReportObjects(intCounter),  _
                              CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine.SubreportObject)
                            mySubRepDoc = _
                     mySubReportObject.OpenSubreport(mySubReportObject.SubreportName)
                            For intCounter1 = 0 To mySubRepDoc.Database.Tables.Count - 1
                                mySubRepDoc.Database.Tables(intCounter1).ApplyLogOnInfo(ConInfo)
                                mySubRepDoc.Database.Tables(intCounter1).ApplyLogOnInfo(ConInfo)
                            Next
                        End If
                    End With
                Next
            Next
            'If there is a selection formula passed to this function then use that
            If sSelectionFormula.Length > 0 Then
                objReport.RecordSelectionFormula = sSelectionFormula
            End If
            'Re setting control 
            rptViewer.ReportSource = Nothing

            'Set the current report object to report.
            rptViewer.ReportSource = objReport

            'Show the report
            rptViewer.Show()
            Return True
        Catch ex As System.Exception
            MsgBox(sReportName) ' To check if the file path is correct
            InputBox("", "", sReportName)
           
            MsgBox(ex.ToString)
        End Try
    End Function

Does anybody know how to fix this?