SQL Server :: Getting UserID By Email

I am trying to get a user Id by user email, but I am getting an error like this Incorrect syntax near '.'. 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.SqlClient.SqlException: Incorrect syntax near '.'.

Source Error:

[Code]....

Source File: C:UsersSparrowDocumentsVisual Studio 2008WebSitesCTSSLApp_CodeFunctions.vb Line:40

Here is the code behind
public
Shared
Function LoadDataSet(ByVal
sqlStmt As
String,
ByVal sqlTable
As
String)
As
DataSet
'connection
Dim myConn
As
New
SqlConnection
　
myConn =
New
SqlConnection
(Conn)
'initialize dataAdapter
Dim myDA
As
SqlDataAdapter
myDA =
New
SqlDataAdapter
(sqlStmt, myConn)
'Set command type as store procedures.......................