Cast from type 'Object()' to type 'String' is not valid

[Ben]

Hello,

I'm not a developper, so sorry if it's a stupid question...
I'm trying to develop an application in vb.net and I have the following
problem:

I have some information in an array: sdist(i). The information is a string.
When I run the application, I don"t have problem for compilation but during
te execution, I have the error Cast from type 'Object()' to type 'String' is
not valid on the line: sdistinguishedname = Sdist(i). Or sdistinguishedname
is defined as string.

Do you have any idea ?

Thanks

Benoit

[Patrice]

How is declared/initialized the array ? It looks like you are trying to
assign an array of objects to a string...

--

"Ben" <Be*@discussions.microsoft.com> a écrit dans le message de
news:EE**********************************@microsof t.com...

Hello,

I'm not a developper, so sorry if it's a stupid question...
I'm trying to develop an application in vb.net and I have the following
problem:

I have some information in an array: sdist(i). The information is a string. When I run the application, I don"t have problem for compilation but during te execution, I have the error Cast from type 'Object()' to type 'String' is not valid on the line: sdistinguishedname = Sdist(i). Or sdistinguishedname is defined as string.

Do you have any idea ?

Thanks

Benoit

[Sridhar]

Hi,

I am not sure how you declared the array. Following is the sample code
that might help you.

Dim test(4) as string
test(0) = "hello"
test(1) = "world"
test(2) = "hi"

Dim test1 as string
test1 = test(0)

Now test1 will have "hello" in it.

Thanks,
Sridhar.

"Ben" wrote:

Hello,

I'm not a developper, so sorry if it's a stupid question...
I'm trying to develop an application in vb.net and I have the following
problem:

I have some information in an array: sdist(i). The information is a string.
When I run the application, I don"t have problem for compilation but during
te execution, I have the error Cast from type 'Object()' to type 'String' is
not valid on the line: sdistinguishedname = Sdist(i). Or sdistinguishedname
is defined as string.

Do you have any idea ?

Thanks

Benoit

[Ben]

Hello,

the array is declared like that:

Dim Sdist(100)

benoit

"Patrice" wrote:

How is declared/initialized the array ? It looks like you are trying to
assign an array of objects to a string...

--

"Ben" <Be*@discussions.microsoft.com> a écrit dans le message de
news:EE**********************************@microsof t.com...

Hello,

I'm not a developper, so sorry if it's a stupid question...
I'm trying to develop an application in vb.net and I have the following
problem:

I have some information in an array: sdist(i). The information is a

string.

When I run the application, I don"t have problem for compilation but

during

te execution, I have the error Cast from type 'Object()' to type 'String'

is

not valid on the line: sdistinguishedname = Sdist(i). Or

sdistinguishedname

is defined as string.

Do you have any idea ?

Thanks

Benoit

[Ben]

Hi,

I've just to try to change the declaration: dim dist(100) as string and I
have the same error but on an other line: "Cast from type 'Object()' to type
'String' is not "valid.

Sdist(i) = oRecordSet.Fields("distinguishedname").value

do you have an idea ?

"Ben" wrote:

Hello,

the array is declared like that:

Dim Sdist(100)

benoit

"Patrice" wrote:

How is declared/initialized the array ? It looks like you are trying to
assign an array of objects to a string...

--

"Ben" <Be*@discussions.microsoft.com> a écrit dans le message de
news:EE**********************************@microsof t.com...

Hello,

I'm not a developper, so sorry if it's a stupid question...
I'm trying to develop an application in vb.net and I have the following
problem:

I have some information in an array: sdist(i). The information is a

string.

When I run the application, I don"t have problem for compilation but

during

te execution, I have the error Cast from type 'Object()' to type 'String'

is

not valid on the line: sdistinguishedname = Sdist(i). Or

sdistinguishedname

is defined as string.

Do you have any idea ?

Thanks

Benoit

[Patrice]

As you saw not specifying the type defaults to Object (i.e. it was an array
of objects).

Now it looks like oRecordsset.Fields("distinguishedname").value returns an
array of objects. It would be consistent with the previous behavior (ie. it
returned an array of object that you put in a cell as an object and later
you tried to assign this in a string).

So finally the culprit should be
oRecordSet.Fields("distinguishedname").value. Not frequent but it looks like
you are retrieving a multivalued field (from LDAP ?)

--

"Ben" <Be*@discussions.microsoft.com> a écrit dans le message de
news:69**********************************@microsof t.com...

Hi,

I've just to try to change the declaration: dim dist(100) as string and I
have the same error but on an other line: "Cast from type 'Object()' to type 'String' is not "valid.

Sdist(i) = oRecordSet.Fields("distinguishedname").value

do you have an idea ?

"Ben" wrote:

Hello,

the array is declared like that:

Dim Sdist(100)

benoit

"Patrice" wrote:

How is declared/initialized the array ? It looks like you are trying to assign an array of objects to a string...

--

"Ben" <Be*@discussions.microsoft.com> a écrit dans le message de
news:EE**********************************@microsof t.com...
> Hello,
>
> I'm not a developper, so sorry if it's a stupid question...
> I'm trying to develop an application in vb.net and I have the following > problem:
>
> I have some information in an array: sdist(i). The information is a
string.
> When I run the application, I don"t have problem for compilation but
during
> te execution, I have the error Cast from type 'Object()' to type 'String' is
> not valid on the line: sdistinguishedname = Sdist(i). Or
sdistinguishedname
> is defined as string.
>
> Do you have any idea ?
>
> Thanks
>
> Benoit
>

[Ben]

You're right, it 's for LDAP query.
If I use a "watch", I can see:

Name
oRecordSet.Fields("distinguishedname").Value = > type object

(0) = > type string

Value
{System.Array} = > type object
"test string" = > type string
Do you know how I can do ?
"Patrice" wrote:

As you saw not specifying the type defaults to Object (i.e. it was an array
of objects).

Now it looks like oRecordsset.Fields("distinguishedname").value returns an
array of objects. It would be consistent with the previous behavior (ie. it
returned an array of object that you put in a cell as an object and later
you tried to assign this in a string).

So finally the culprit should be
oRecordSet.Fields("distinguishedname").value. Not frequent but it looks like
you are retrieving a multivalued field (from LDAP ?)

--

"Ben" <Be*@discussions.microsoft.com> a écrit dans le message de
news:69**********************************@microsof t.com...

Hi,

I've just to try to change the declaration: dim dist(100) as string and I
have the same error but on an other line: "Cast from type 'Object()' to

type

'String' is not "valid.

Sdist(i) = oRecordSet.Fields("distinguishedname").value

do you have an idea ?

"Ben" wrote:

Hello,

the array is declared like that:

Dim Sdist(100)

benoit

"Patrice" wrote:

> How is declared/initialized the array ? It looks like you are trying to > assign an array of objects to a string...
>
> --
>
> "Ben" <Be*@discussions.microsoft.com> a écrit dans le message de
> news:EE**********************************@microsof t.com...
> > Hello,
> >
> > I'm not a developper, so sorry if it's a stupid question...
> > I'm trying to develop an application in vb.net and I have the following > > problem:
> >
> > I have some information in an array: sdist(i). The information is a
> string.
> > When I run the application, I don"t have problem for compilation but
> during
> > te execution, I have the error Cast from type 'Object()' to type 'String' > is
> > not valid on the line: sdistinguishedname = Sdist(i). Or
> sdistinguishedname
> > is defined as string.
> >
> > Do you have any idea ?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Benoit
> >
>
>
>

[Patrice]

AFAIK some LDAP fields are actually arrays... So you would have to test if
this is an array and to react accordingly.

What annoys me for now is that AFAIK the distinguishedname is NOT
multivalued. Is this field the "real" distinguishedname LDAP value ?

You could try something like (not tested) :

o=oRecordSet.Fields("distinguishedname").Value
If IsArray(o) Then
For i=0 to Ubound(o)
MsgBox o(i)
Next
Else
Mgbox("Not an array")
End If

To see what values are returned in this array. It would perhaps allows to
find out if this the info you expected or some other kind of information
than the distinguishedname...

Good luck.
--
Patrice

"Ben" <Be*@discussions.microsoft.com> a écrit dans le message de
news:20**********************************@microsof t.com...

You're right, it 's for LDAP query.
If I use a "watch", I can see:

Name
oRecordSet.Fields("distinguishedname").Value = > type object

(0) = > type string

Value
{System.Array} = > type object
"test string" = > type string
Do you know how I can do ?
"Patrice" wrote:

As you saw not specifying the type defaults to Object (i.e. it was an array of objects).

Now it looks like oRecordsset.Fields("distinguishedname").value returns an array of objects. It would be consistent with the previous behavior (ie. it returned an array of object that you put in a cell as an object and later you tried to assign this in a string).

So finally the culprit should be
oRecordSet.Fields("distinguishedname").value. Not frequent but it looks like you are retrieving a multivalued field (from LDAP ?)

--

"Ben" <Be*@discussions.microsoft.com> a écrit dans le message de
news:69**********************************@microsof t.com...

Hi,

I've just to try to change the declaration: dim dist(100) as string and I have the same error but on an other line: "Cast from type 'Object()' to

type

'String' is not "valid.

Sdist(i) = oRecordSet.Fields("distinguishedname").value

do you have an idea ?

"Ben" wrote:

> Hello,
>
> the array is declared like that:
>
> Dim Sdist(100)
>
> benoit
>
> "Patrice" wrote:
>
> > How is declared/initialized the array ? It looks like you are

trying to

> > assign an array of objects to a string...
> >
> > --
> >
> > "Ben" <Be*@discussions.microsoft.com> a écrit dans le message de
> > news:EE**********************************@microsof t.com...
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I'm not a developper, so sorry if it's a stupid question...
> > > I'm trying to develop an application in vb.net and I have the

following

> > > problem:
> > >
> > > I have some information in an array: sdist(i). The information

is a > > string.
> > > When I run the application, I don"t have problem for compilation but > > during
> > > te execution, I have the error Cast from type 'Object()' to type

'String'

> > is
> > > not valid on the line: sdistinguishedname = Sdist(i). Or
> > sdistinguishedname
> > > is defined as string.
> > >
> > > Do you have any idea ?
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > Benoit
> > >
> >
> >
> >

[Ben]

oh yes it's a good idea.
I'm going to test and I'll let you know

Benoit

"Patrice" wrote:

AFAIK some LDAP fields are actually arrays... So you would have to test if
this is an array and to react accordingly.

What annoys me for now is that AFAIK the distinguishedname is NOT
multivalued. Is this field the "real" distinguishedname LDAP value ?

You could try something like (not tested) :

o=oRecordSet.Fields("distinguishedname").Value
If IsArray(o) Then
For i=0 to Ubound(o)
MsgBox o(i)
Next
Else
Mgbox("Not an array")
End If

To see what values are returned in this array. It would perhaps allows to
find out if this the info you expected or some other kind of information
than the distinguishedname...

Good luck.
--
Patrice

"Ben" <Be*@discussions.microsoft.com> a écrit dans le message de
news:20**********************************@microsof t.com...

You're right, it 's for LDAP query.
If I use a "watch", I can see:

Name
oRecordSet.Fields("distinguishedname").Value = > type object

(0) = > type string

Value
{System.Array} = > type object
"test string" = > type string
Do you know how I can do ?
"Patrice" wrote:

As you saw not specifying the type defaults to Object (i.e. it was an array of objects).

Now it looks like oRecordsset.Fields("distinguishedname").value returns an array of objects. It would be consistent with the previous behavior (ie. it returned an array of object that you put in a cell as an object and later you tried to assign this in a string).

So finally the culprit should be
oRecordSet.Fields("distinguishedname").value. Not frequent but it looks like you are retrieving a multivalued field (from LDAP ?)

--

"Ben" <Be*@discussions.microsoft.com> a écrit dans le message de
news:69**********************************@microsof t.com...
> Hi,
>
> I've just to try to change the declaration: dim dist(100) as string and I > have the same error but on an other line: "Cast from type 'Object()' to type
> 'String' is not "valid.
>
> Sdist(i) = oRecordSet.Fields("distinguishedname").value
>
> do you have an idea ?
>
> "Ben" wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > the array is declared like that:
> >
> > Dim Sdist(100)
> >
> > benoit
> >
> > "Patrice" wrote:
> >
> > > How is declared/initialized the array ? It looks like you are trying to
> > > assign an array of objects to a string...
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > "Ben" <Be*@discussions.microsoft.com> a écrit dans le message de
> > > news:EE**********************************@microsof t.com...
> > > > Hello,
> > > >
> > > > I'm not a developper, so sorry if it's a stupid question...
> > > > I'm trying to develop an application in vb.net and I have the
following
> > > > problem:
> > > >
> > > > I have some information in an array: sdist(i). The information is a > > > string.
> > > > When I run the application, I don"t have problem for compilation but > > > during
> > > > te execution, I have the error Cast from type 'Object()' to type
'String'
> > > is
> > > > not valid on the line: sdistinguishedname = Sdist(i). Or
> > > sdistinguishedname
> > > > is defined as string.
> > > >
> > > > Do you have any idea ?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > >
> > > > Benoit
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >

[Ben]

Patrice, thanks, It seems better now.

Benoit

"Patrice" wrote:

AFAIK some LDAP fields are actually arrays... So you would have to test if
this is an array and to react accordingly.

What annoys me for now is that AFAIK the distinguishedname is NOT
multivalued. Is this field the "real" distinguishedname LDAP value ?

You could try something like (not tested) :

o=oRecordSet.Fields("distinguishedname").Value
If IsArray(o) Then
For i=0 to Ubound(o)
MsgBox o(i)
Next
Else
Mgbox("Not an array")
End If

To see what values are returned in this array. It would perhaps allows to
find out if this the info you expected or some other kind of information
than the distinguishedname...

Good luck.
--
Patrice

"Ben" <Be*@discussions.microsoft.com> a écrit dans le message de
news:20**********************************@microsof t.com...

You're right, it 's for LDAP query.
If I use a "watch", I can see:

Name
oRecordSet.Fields("distinguishedname").Value = > type object

(0) = > type string

Value
{System.Array} = > type object
"test string" = > type string
Do you know how I can do ?
"Patrice" wrote:

As you saw not specifying the type defaults to Object (i.e. it was an array of objects).

Now it looks like oRecordsset.Fields("distinguishedname").value returns an array of objects. It would be consistent with the previous behavior (ie. it returned an array of object that you put in a cell as an object and later you tried to assign this in a string).

So finally the culprit should be
oRecordSet.Fields("distinguishedname").value. Not frequent but it looks like you are retrieving a multivalued field (from LDAP ?)

--

"Ben" <Be*@discussions.microsoft.com> a écrit dans le message de
news:69**********************************@microsof t.com...
> Hi,
>
> I've just to try to change the declaration: dim dist(100) as string and I > have the same error but on an other line: "Cast from type 'Object()' to type
> 'String' is not "valid.
>
> Sdist(i) = oRecordSet.Fields("distinguishedname").value
>
> do you have an idea ?
>
> "Ben" wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > the array is declared like that:
> >
> > Dim Sdist(100)
> >
> > benoit
> >
> > "Patrice" wrote:
> >
> > > How is declared/initialized the array ? It looks like you are trying to
> > > assign an array of objects to a string...
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > "Ben" <Be*@discussions.microsoft.com> a écrit dans le message de
> > > news:EE**********************************@microsof t.com...
> > > > Hello,
> > > >
> > > > I'm not a developper, so sorry if it's a stupid question...
> > > > I'm trying to develop an application in vb.net and I have the
following
> > > > problem:
> > > >
> > > > I have some information in an array: sdist(i). The information is a > > > string.
> > > > When I run the application, I don"t have problem for compilation but > > > during
> > > > te execution, I have the error Cast from type 'Object()' to type
'String'
> > > is
> > > > not valid on the line: sdistinguishedname = Sdist(i). Or
> > > sdistinguishedname
> > > > is defined as string.
> > > >
> > > > Do you have any idea ?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > >
> > > > Benoit
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >