Calendar problem!

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Hey

asp.net 2.0

I have a FormView on my webpage. This FormView's datasource is a
SqlDataSource object.

This SqlDataSource returns 1 datetime field. So I've added a Calendar
control to the FormView, and made this Calender control's SelectedDate:
SelectedDate='<%# Bind('helloDate') %>'

But during runtime my webpage crashes. The reason for the crash is the
datetime value I set to SelectedDate.

This is the exception I get when the webpage crash:
"Specified cast is not valid"

The datetime field had the value NULL (meaning the datetime value is not
set). Having the datetime not set means that the user hasn't decided a date
yet. so he must be able to choose a date at a later time

What should I do to fix this?

[Ken Cox [Microsoft MVP]]

Hello ? (a real name is more polite),

You probably need to protect yourself from a DBNull by using a little helper
function:
Function FixDBNull(ByVal inVal As Object) As DateTime
If inVal Is DBNull.Value Then
Return DateTime.Now
Else
Return inVal
End If
End Function

<asp:calendar id="calendar1" runat="server"
selecteddaystyle-backcolor="red"
selecteddate='<%#FixDBNull(eval("helloDate")) %>'
visibledate='<%# FixDBNull( eval("helloDate")) %>'
selectorstyle-backcolor="Aqua">
</asp:calendar>

Let us know if this helps?

Ken
Microsoft MVP [ASP.NET]
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Hey

asp.net 2.0

I have a FormView on my webpage. This FormView's datasource is a
SqlDataSource object.

This SqlDataSource returns 1 datetime field. So I've added a Calendar
control to the FormView, and made this Calender control's SelectedDate:
SelectedDate='<%# Bind('helloDate') %>'

But during runtime my webpage crashes. The reason for the crash is the
datetime value I set to SelectedDate.

This is the exception I get when the webpage crash:
"Specified cast is not valid"

The datetime field had the value NULL (meaning the datetime value is not
set). Having the datetime not set means that the user hasn't decided a
date yet. so he must be able to choose a date at a later time

What should I do to fix this?