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How would I run an if statement for dbnull?

Much thanks.

Dim reader As OdbcDataReader = select_command.ExecuteReader()
Do While (reader.Read())

If reader.Item("somedbfield") <DBNull.Value Then
Jan 28 '08 #1
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Hi there,

Yep, as well as:
If Not TypeOf reader("somedbfield") Is DbNull then
If Not reader.IsDbNull(reader.GetOrdinal("somedbfield")) then
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Milosz
"segue" wrote:
>
How would I run an if statement for dbnull?

Much thanks.

Dim reader As OdbcDataReader = select_command.ExecuteReader()
Do While (reader.Read())

If reader.Item("somedbfield") <DBNull.Value Then

Jan 29 '08 #2

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