Try :
String strSelect = "SELECT ins1ln, ins1fn, pxd FROM Policy WHERE agent = '"+ MyAgent + "'" ;

You need to put single quotes in the string for SQL, you also need to ADD the value to the string.

>Have you tried parameterizing your query and specifying a value with a Parameter?
>
>-Mike
>
>>I have a grid on a web form and I am trying to populated it with the following Select statement:
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>>MyAgent = Session["ProducerCode"].ToString();
>>String strSelect = "SELECT ins1ln, ins1fn, pxd FROM Policy WHERE agent = MyAgent" ;
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>>
>>The problem is that my Where clause does not recognize the variable MyAgent.
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>>Can anybody help me to populate the Where clause with a Session variable.
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>>I am using C#.
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>>Thanks,
>>Sergio