Converting text to "money" datatype for dbase insertion

[Chumley the Walrus]

I'm trying to insert a value into sql dbase, the value "amount" is a
money datatype (currency). Below is the parameter for the "amount"
value:

cmd.Parameters. Add(New SQLParameter("@ amount", frmamount.text) )

....and how I am grabbing the "amount" from the textbox control:

<asp:textbox id="frmamount" class="inputBox-gr" runat="server" />

....but I need to do something extra with the SQL Parameter (in classic
asp, something like a CCur or CInt function did the trick).

????
chumley

[Ben Lucas]

You will need to use Convert.ToDecim al() method to change the text to a
decimal type. The code would look like:

cmd.Parameters. Add(New SQLParameter("@ amount",
Convert.ToDecim al(frmamount.te xt)))

Of course, you will want to validate the user's input to make sure that is
valid and can be converted to the decimal type.

Ben Lucas
Lead Developer
Solien Technology, Inc.
www.solien.com

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I'm trying to insert a value into sql dbase, the value "amount" is a
money datatype (currency). Below is the parameter for the "amount"
value:

cmd.Parameters. Add(New SQLParameter("@ amount", frmamount.text) )

...and how I am grabbing the "amount" from the textbox control:

<asp:textbox id="frmamount" class="inputBox-gr" runat="server" />

...but I need to do something extra with the SQL Parameter (in classic
asp, something like a CCur or CInt function did the trick).

????
chumley