diff --git a/Database3/StudentDataTier.cs b/Database3/StudentDataTier.cs
index 536a929..0441c17 100644
--- a/Database3/StudentDataTier.cs
+++ b/Database3/StudentDataTier.cs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ namespace Database3
         static SqlConnection myConn = new SqlConnection(connString);
         static System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand cmdString = new System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand();
         
-        public DataSet GetStudents(string studid, string lname, string dob)
+        public DataSet GetStudents(string studid, string lname, DateTime dob)
         {
             try
             {
diff --git a/Database3/frmSearch.cs b/Database3/frmSearch.cs
index ac604ed..f5287fc 100644
--- a/Database3/frmSearch.cs
+++ b/Database3/frmSearch.cs
@@ -33,24 +33,33 @@ namespace Database3
         {
             string studentid = "9999999999";
             string lname = "9999999999";
-            string dob = null;
+            DateTime dob = new DateTime(1/1/1111);
+
+            ErrorProvider ep1 = new ErrorProvider();
             
             try
             {
                 DataSet ds = new DataSet();
                 StudentDataTier stuDT = new StudentDataTier();
 
-                try
-                {
 
                     studentid = txtStuID.Text;
                     lname = txtlname.Text;
-                    dob = txtDOB.Text;
+                try
+                {
+                    dob = DateTime.Parse(txtDOB.Text);
 
                 }
                 catch (Exception exception)
                 {
-                    MessageBox.Show("Error Parsing Search Parameters","Error", MessageBoxButtons.OK);
+                    ep1.SetError(txtDOB, "Non valid value, but that's ok");
+                }
+
+                if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(txtStuID.Text) &&
+                    string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(txtlname.Text) &&
+                    string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(txtDOB.Text))
+                {
+                    throw new Exception("Must Enter at least one value");
                 }
                 
                 // Get the dataset using all three search parameters.