Missing Operand After Like , SQL Help Please

Hi guys


need some help, someone has given me some code to help me filter a gridview by the surname field by the selected letter of a dropdown list.


My code is below, however if i select a letter from the dropdown and click the button i get an error, can someone take a look please.

 <%@ Page Language="VB" MasterPageFile="~/MasterPage.master" Title="Untitled Page" %>

<script runat="server">
Protected Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)
Dim dset As New Data.DataSet
Dim dview As New Data.DataView
dview.Table = dset.Tables("modelRegistration1")
dview.RowFilter = "surname LIKE" + surnameFilter.SelectedValue.ToString() + " % "
GridView1.DataSource = dview
GridView1.DataBind()
End Sub
</script>

<asp:Content ID="Content1" ContentPlaceHolderID="ContentPlaceHolder1" Runat="Server">
<table>
<tr>
<td style="width: 100px">
Surname Filter:</td>
<td style="width: 100px">
<asp:DropDownList ID="surnameFilter" runat="server" AppendDataBoundItems="True">
<asp:ListItem> - Please Select -</asp:ListItem>
<asp:ListItem Value="A">A</asp:ListItem>
<asp:ListItem Value="B">B</asp:ListItem>
<asp:ListItem Value="C">C</asp:ListItem>
<asp:ListItem Value="D">D</asp:ListItem>
<asp:ListItem Value="E">E</asp:ListItem>
<asp:ListItem Value="F">F</asp:ListItem>
<asp:ListItem Value="G">G</asp:ListItem>
<asp:ListItem Value="H">H</asp:ListItem>
<asp:ListItem Value="I">I</asp:ListItem>
<asp:ListItem Value="J">J</asp:ListItem>
<asp:ListItem Value="K">K</asp:ListItem>
<asp:ListItem Value="L">L</asp:ListItem>
<asp:ListItem Value="M">M</asp:ListItem>
<asp:ListItem Value="N">N</asp:ListItem>
<asp:ListItem Value="O">O</asp:ListItem>
<asp:ListItem Value="P">P</asp:ListItem>
<asp:ListItem Value="Q">Q</asp:ListItem>
<asp:ListItem Value="R">R</asp:ListItem>
<asp:ListItem Value="S">S</asp:ListItem>
<asp:ListItem Value="T">T</asp:ListItem>
<asp:ListItem Value="U">U</asp:ListItem>
<asp:ListItem Value="V">V</asp:ListItem>
<asp:ListItem Value="W">W</asp:ListItem>
<asp:ListItem Value="X">X</asp:ListItem>
<asp:ListItem Value="Y">Y</asp:ListItem>
<asp:ListItem Value="Z">Z</asp:ListItem>
</asp:DropDownList></td>
<td style="width: 100px">
<asp:Button ID="Button1" runat="server" Text="Filter:" OnClick="Button1_Click" /></td>
<td style="width: 100px">
</td>
<td style="width: 100px">
</td>
<td style="width: 100px">
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 100px">
</td>
<td style="width: 100px">
</td>
<td style="width: 100px">
</td>
<td style="width: 100px">
</td>
<td style="width: 100px">
</td>
<td style="width: 100px">
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br />
<asp:GridView ID="GridView1" runat="server" AutoGenerateColumns="False" DataKeyNames="ID"
DataSourceID="getModel" AllowPaging="True" EmptyDataText="N/A" PageSize="15">
<Columns>
<asp:BoundField DataField="ID" HeaderText="ID" InsertVisible="False" ReadOnly="True"
SortExpression="ID" />
<asp:BoundField DataField="applicationDate" HeaderText="Sign Up Date" SortExpression="applicationDate" />
<asp:BoundField DataField="firstName" HeaderText="First Name" SortExpression="firstName" />
<asp:BoundField DataField="surname" HeaderText="Surname" SortExpression="surname" />
<asp:BoundField DataField="dateOfBirth" HeaderText="DOB" SortExpression="dateOfBirth" />
<asp:BoundField DataField="postcode" HeaderText="Post Code" SortExpression="postcode" />
<asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Male" SortExpression="isMale">
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:CheckBox ID="isMale" runat="server" Checked='<%# Eval("isMale") %>' />
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateField>
<asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Female" SortExpression="isFemale">
<ItemTemplate>
<asp:CheckBox ID="isFemale" runat="server" Checked='<%# Eval("isFemale") %>' />
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:TemplateField>
</Columns>
</asp:GridView>
<asp:ObjectDataSource ID="getModel" runat="server"
SelectMethod="GetDataBySurname" TypeName="KayKayDataTableAdapters.modelRegistration1TableAdapter">
</asp:ObjectDataSource>
</asp:Content>



 error message is


Server Error in '/KayKay' Application.


Syntax error: Missing operand after 'LIKEC' operator.

Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.Data.SyntaxErrorException: Syntax error: Missing operand after 'LIKEC' operator.

Source Error:





Line 6: Dim dview As New Data.DataView
Line 7: dview.Table = dset.Tables("modelRegistration1")
Line 8: dview.RowFilter = "surname LIKE" + surnameFilter.SelectedValue.ToString() + " % "
Line 9: GridView1.DataSource = dview
Line 10: GridView1.DataBind()
Source File: E:InetpubwwwrootKayKayAdminupdateModels.aspx    Line: 8

Stack Trace:





[SyntaxErrorException: Syntax error: Missing operand after 'LIKEC' operator.]
System.Data.ExpressionParser.Parse() +3158
System.Data.DataExpression..ctor(DataTable table, String expression, Type type) +109
System.Data.DataView.set_RowFilter(String value) +171
ASP.admin_updatemodels_aspx.Button1_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e) in E:InetpubwwwrootKayKayAdminupdateModels.aspx:8
System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e) +75
System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.RaisePostBackEvent(String eventArgument) +97
System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.System.Web.UI.IPostBackEventHandler.RaisePostBackEvent(String eventArgument) +7
System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(IPostBackEventHandler sourceControl, String eventArgument) +11
System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(NameValueCollection postData) +33
System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint) +4921