Specified cast not valid on decimal & double datatypes

[.Net Sports]

I have a variable that is part of my dataset (a double int datatype),
and I need to use this variable in an ItemDataBound for a datagrid.
When debugging and looking at the StackTrace, the Specified cast not
valid error is pointing to my double int that i need to assign to
'price' , which was declared as a Decimal in my ItemDataBound function:

Decimal price;
price = (Decimal)(rowData["dblTotalVolume"]);

the price variable will be used on my datagrid as a totals figure when
adding up a datagrid column , so I'm using it in an ItemDataBound
function. I'm wondering how to change dbleTotalVolume so I can use it
in this context.
Thanks
netsports

[Brendan Green]

Does

System.Convert.ToDecimal(rowData["dblTotalVolume"]);

work?

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I have a variable that is part of my dataset (a double int datatype),
and I need to use this variable in an ItemDataBound for a datagrid.
When debugging and looking at the StackTrace, the Specified cast not
valid error is pointing to my double int that i need to assign to
'price' , which was declared as a Decimal in my ItemDataBound function:

Decimal price;
price = (Decimal)(rowData["dblTotalVolume"]);

the price variable will be used on my datagrid as a totals figure when
adding up a datagrid column , so I'm using it in an ItemDataBound
function. I'm wondering how to change dbleTotalVolume so I can use it
in this context.
Thanks
netsports

[.Net Sports]

that looks like what i need for the moment. Thanks a ton!!
netsports

[carion1]

why not:

double price;
price = (double) (rowData["dblTotalVolume"]);

".Net Sports" wrote:

that looks like what i need for the moment. Thanks a ton!!
netsports