Type Initialization Error

I am getting "The type initializer for MYMODULE threw an exception" anytime something accesses a variable in my module.

Not sure why, I have deleted the module and re-created it, closed VB studio and rebooted... to no avail.

Imports System.Data.OleDb
Imports System.Net.Mail
 
Public Module DatabaseConnectionModule
    Public cn As OleDbConnection
    Public cmd As OleDbCommand
    Public dr As OleDbDataReader
    Public DBPath As String
    Public DBBEPath As String
    Public ConnString As String = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source="
    Public ConnStringlog As String = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source="
    Public rdrHonc As OleDb.OleDbDataReader = cmdHonc.ExecuteReader
 
    Public cnnHonc As New OleDb.OleDbConnection(ConnString)
    Public cmdHonc As New OleDb.OleDbCommand()
 
    Public cnnHonclog As New OleDb.OleDbConnection(ConnStringlog)
    Public cmdHonclog As New OleDb.OleDbCommand()
 
End Module

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Actually, disregard the previous statement. The problem is that you are trying to call ExecuteReader in line 12 and there is no open connection. You cannot open the connection directly in a module (you would need to create a function/sub). Open the connection from within a function/sub and then execute the reader once the connection is open:

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' In your module
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Imports System.Data.OleDb
Imports System.Net.Mail
 
Public Module DatabaseConnectionModule
    Public cn As OleDbConnection
    Public cmd As OleDbCommand
    Public dr As OleDbDataReader
    Public DBPath As String
    Public DBBEPath As String
    Public ConnString As String = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source="
    Public ConnStringlog As String = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source="
 
    Public cnnHonc As New OleDb.OleDbConnection(ConnString)
    Public cmdHonc As New OleDb.OleDbCommand("select * from tbl", cnnHonc)
    Public rdrHonc As OleDb.OleDbDataReader
 
    Public cnnHonclog As New OleDb.OleDbConnection(ConnStringlog)
    Public cmdHonclog As New OleDb.OleDbCommand()
 
End Module
 
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' Elsewhere in Code
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Protected Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
    cnnHonc.Open()
    rdrHonc = cmdHonc.ExecuteReader()
End Sub

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