var sql = @"

Select * 
FROM Zeiterfassung.dbo.Mitarbeiter

";

        Dim sqlCommandString As String = <![CDATA[

            SELECT 
				AI.ViewCluster, 
					AI.Artikelnummer, A.Matchcode, 
				AI.Kanal AS Vertriebskanal, 
					ISNULL(AI.IsGrouped, 0) AS IsGrouped, 
				MGGFK.Sku_Gruppe AS GrpSKU, 
					CAST(AI.AngelegtAm AS DATE) AS AngelegtAm
            FROM Artikelstammdaten.dbo.ArtikelImport AS AI
				LEFT JOIN SL_MMETA.dbo.ART AS A
					ON AI.Artikelnummer = A.Artikelnummer
				LEFT JOIN Artikelstammdaten.dbo.MT_get_gruppiertXeinfach_from_Kanal(']]><%= Vertriebskanal %><![CDATA[') AS MGGFK
					ON AI.Artikelnummer = MGGFK.Sku_Einfach COLLATE Latin1_General_CI_AS
			WHERE Kanal = ']]><%= Vertriebskanal %><![CDATA['
                ORDER BY ViewCluster, IsGrouped, Artikelnummer

                                                    ]]>

string sqlCommandString = "Select * FROM Zeiterfassung.dbo.Mitarbeiter";

string sqlCommandString = "SELECT" +
"	AI.ViewCluster," +
"	AI.Artikelnummer, A.Matchcode," +
"	AI.Kanal AS Vertriebskanal," +
"	ISNULL(AI.IsGrouped, 0) AS IsGrouped," +
"	MGGFK.Sku_Gruppe AS GrpSKU," +
"	CAST(AI.AngelegtAm AS DATE) AS AngelegtAm" +
"FROM Artikelstammdaten.dbo.ArtikelImport AS AI" +
"LEFT JOIN SL_MMETA.dbo.ART AS A" +
"ON AI.Artikelnummer = A.Artikelnummer" +
"LEFT JOIN Artikelstammdaten.dbo.MT_get_gruppiertXeinfach_from_Kanal(@Vertriebskanal) AS MGGFK" +
"ON AI.Artikelnummer = MGGFK.Sku_Einfach COLLATE Latin1_General_CI_AS" +
"WHERE Kanal @Vertriebskanal" +
"ORDER BY ViewCluster, IsGrouped, Artikelnummer";

StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
sb.AppendLine("mytext1");
sb.AppendLine("mytext2");
sb.AppendLine("mytext3");

using (SqlConnection connection = new SqlConnection(ConnectionSting))
  {
    connection.Open();

    using (SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand(sqlCommandString, connection))
    {
      cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@Vertriebskanal", <DeinVertriebskanal>);
      return cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
    }
}

private const string QUERY = @"
     SELECT *
     FROM Table1 AS T1
     INNER JOIN Table2 AS T2 ON T1.ID = T2.T1ID
     WHERE T1.VALUE = @P1
     GROUP BY T2.OTHERVALUE
     ";