Like statement not working [resolved]

[NeonBurner]

i've done some searching and i know my SQL is right, but i'm getting strange results, has something changed with the LIKE keyword when using OLE? heres what i got

Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        LB.Items.Clear()
        Dim strConn As String = "Provider = Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0; Data Source ="
        strConn += Request.PhysicalApplicationPath & "CalTime.mdb"
        Dim strSQL As String = "Select * from CalTime where( '7am' Like " & "'" & "%" & txtCriteria.Text & "%" & "'" & ");"
        Dim conn As New OleDbConnection(strConn)
        Dim Cmd As New OleDbCommand(strSQL, conn)
        Dim objDR As OleDbDataReader
 
        If DDEmp.SelectedItem.Text <> " - All - " Then
            strSQL += " and empName = '" & DDEmp.SelectedItem.Text & "'"
        End If
       ' msgErr.Text = strSQL
 
        Dim sName As String
        Try
            conn.Open()
            objDR = Cmd.ExecuteReader(System.Data.CommandBehavior.CloseConnection)
            Do While objDR.Read()
                sName = objDR("empName") & " ,  " & objDR("calDate") & ""
                LB.Items.Add(New ListItem(sName))
            Loop
            conn.Close()
        Catch ex As OleDb.OleDbException
            msgErr.Text += (ex.Message)
        End Try
 
    End Sub

i dont catch any exceptions, if i have txtCriteria blank then i get the right results, when i add an A i should get 3 results but i get none, i added a intCounter in there to see if i was getting the results but not loading them right into ListBox, but its just not grabbing anything, any ideas?