sql a date field from access in .net

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I get an error meessage and a crash on my OleDbDataAdapter from the following code trying to call up record meeting a simple date criteria. What am I doing wrong. Been on this problem for a week now. Thanks

Dim DBConnect As OleDb.OleDbConnection
Dim DBAdapt As OleDb.OleDbDataAdapter ''''''
Dim SQLstatement As String
Dim txtvalue As Date
Dim MyDataReader As OleDbDataReader
Dim MyCommand As New OleDbCommand(SQLstatement, DBConnect)
Dim Ds As New DataSet

txtvalue = #9/1/2006#
DBConnect = New OleDb.OleDbConnection("provider=microsoft.Jet.OLED B.4.0; Data Source=C:\vatrix\DataSampe\SampData.mdb")
DBConnect.Open()
SQLstatement = "select * from SampData WHERE DateField = #" & txtvalue.ToShortDateString & "#"
DBAdapt = New OleDbDataAdapter(SQLstatement, DBConnect)
DBCommand = New OleDb.OleDbCommand(SQLstatement, DBConnect)
DBAdapt.Fill(Ds, "SampData")
DBConnect.Close()
DataGrid1.DataSource = DBDataSet
With DataGrid1
DataGrid1.Refresh()
.CaptionText = "data"
.AllowSorting = True
.AlternatingBackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Bisque
.SetDataBinding(Ds, "SampData")
End With

End Sub