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Cast from type 'DBNull' to type 'String' is not valid

  Asked By: Sunil    Date: Feb 09    Category: Asp.net    Views: 6735
  

my code:


dim dbEditorTitle as string

dbEditorTitle = objDataReader("adminTitle")

sometimes the field from db is empty or NULL and im getting:

Cast from type 'DBNull' to type 'String' is not valid.

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Answer #1    Answered By: Sheryl Morgan     Answered On: Feb 09

You can do a test for DBNull.Value first:
E.g.


If objDataReader("adminTitle") Is DBNull.Value Then
dbEditorTitle = "--"
Else
dbEditorTitle = objDataReader("adminTitle")
End If

 
Answer #2    Answered By: Brian Ross     Answered On: Feb 09

Check for NULL... or make query with ISNULL(column_name, '') function.

 
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