Question : The string was not recognized as a valid DateTime when I call the Stored Procedure

Hi

I'm getting this error when I execute the stored procedure from my VB.NET Programme. What is the mistake I'm doing:

ERROR:
The string was not recognized as a valid DateTime. There is a unknown word starting at index 0


This is the code I have:

 myCMD.Parameters.Add(New OracleParameter("i_start_dt_gmt", OracleType.DateTime)).Value = "TO_DATE('& strdate &',DD-MON-YYYY HH:MM:SS AM/PM)"
        myCMD.Parameters.Add(New OracleParameter("i_end_dt_gmt", OracleType.DateTime)).Value = "TO_DATE('& strdate1 &',DD-MON-YYYY HH:MM:SS AM/PM)"
       
myCMD.ExecuteNonQuery()

 Try
            MyDA.Fill(Ds)
        Catch x
            MessageBox.Show(x.Message.ToString)
        End Try

I'M CALLING AN ORACLE STORED PROCEDURE. ANY HELP PLEASE.

Thanks
vm

Answer : The string was not recognized as a valid DateTime when I call the Stored Procedure

myCMD.Parameters.Add(New OracleParameter("i_start_dt_gmt", OracleType.DateTime)).Value = CDate(strdate)