Missing data in ref cursor

Question

I've got a procedure in PL/SQL that returns data to a .NET program using a ref cursor. If I run the procedure, all the data shows correctly. However, when I run it from .NET, it drops two records entirely (they are blank) and another one has "SYSTEM.WINDOWS.FORMS.TEXTBOX, TEXT" before the data prints. I'm passing the date as part of a string, using to_char to convert it.
The two lines that are missing are address lines (street address is one and city/state/zip is the other). The person's name (which is the first line) shows up fine. The street address starts with a number.
I'm passing all the fields as varchar2s.
On the .NET side, here's my code to populate the dataset:
Dim da As OracleDataAdapter = New OracleDataAdapter(cmd)
Dim ds As DataSet = New DataSet
Try
da.Fill(ds, "Bill")
When I look at the resulting data, the address lines are blank and the field with the date is showing the "SYSTEM" shown above.
Anyone have any ideas? This is driving me crazy.
-Joe

Answer 1

As a followup, I think the "SYSTEM.WINDOWS.FORMS.TEXTBOX, TEXT" problem has to do with how the parameter is passed. I'm asking the user to enter a date and then pass it as a varchar2. The parameter in my procedure is a varchar2 also. It is passed correctly and comes back correctly, but it puts the "SYSTEM.WINDOWS.FORMS.TEXTBOX, TEXT" before it prints the date. If I hard code the date in my PL/SQL procedure, it passes perfectly and prints perfectly. So it must be coming from .NET to Oracle. I've tried converting it to a date and then back to text, but with the same result.