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VB .net converting string to decimal

Susan Hayes
$organization

I'm trying convert value passed via text field to decimal and getting an error in doing so. I'm using vb .net trying to process gift certificates using web api. Any suggestions?

Dim bal as decimal

bal = Convert.ToDecimal(txtField.Text)

 

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  • $organization

    Can you post the exception message your getting?    Also are you getting the message when your trying to comiple the code or when your running it?

    Jon

  • $organization in reply to Jon Ballinger

    If thats the code your using character by character I think you should try the following instead: 

    Dim bal As Decimal

    bal = Convert.ToDecimal(txtField.Text)

    The difference is As rather than as and Decimal rather than decimal .



    [edited by: Jon Ballinger at 1:52 PM (GMT -6) on 5 Nov 2009]
  • $organization in reply to Jon Ballinger

    I'm using correct case, vs web edition 08 makes all corrections for me

     

    Input string was not in a correct format.

    Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

    Exception Details: System.FormatException: Input string was not in a correct format.

     --Ruslan



    [edited by: Susan Hayes at 2:23 PM (GMT -6) on 5 Nov 2009]
  • $organization in reply to Jon Ballinger

    VB.NET isn't case sensitive, but Intellisense will set declarations to capitalize

  • $organization in reply to Susan Hayes

    Try this then:

     Dim bal As Decimal
     bal = Convert.ToDecimal(txtField.Text.ToString)

     Or --------------

     Try
          Dim bal As Decimal
          bal = Convert.ToDecimal(txtField.Text.ToString)

     Catch exception as System.FormatException
               Response.Write(“String is not formatted as a decimal”) 
     Catch exception as System.ArgumentException
               Response.Write(“String is null”)
    End Try



    [edited by: Nathan Campbell at 2:43 PM (GMT -6) on 5 Nov 2009]
  • $organization in reply to Nathan Campbell

    yu are correct its not recognizing it: "String is not formatted as a decimal "

  • $organization in reply to Susan Hayes

    Stack Trace: 

    [FormatException: Input string was not in a correct format.]
   System.Number.StringToNumber(String str, NumberStyles options, NumberBuffer& number, NumberFormatInfo info, Boolean parseDecimal) +7469351
   System.Number.ParseDecimal(String value, NumberStyles options, NumberFormatInfo numfmt) +146
   System.Convert.ToDecimal(String value) +83
   _Default.btnRedeem_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e) +89
   System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e) +111
   System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.RaisePostBackEvent(String eventArgument) +110
   System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.System.Web.UI.IPostBackEventHandler.RaisePostBackEvent(String eventArgument) +10
   System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(IPostBackEventHandler sourceControl, String eventArgument) +13
   System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(NameValueCollection postData) +36
   System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint) +1565

    --Ruslan

  • $organization in reply to Susan Hayes

    Stack Trace: 

    [FormatException: Input string was not in a correct format.]
   System.Number.StringToNumber(String str, NumberStyles options, NumberBuffer& number, NumberFormatInfo info, Boolean parseDecimal) +7469351
   System.Number.ParseDecimal(String value, NumberStyles options, NumberFormatInfo numfmt) +146
   System.Convert.ToDecimal(String value) +83
   _Default.btnRedeem_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e) +89
   System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e) +111
   System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.RaisePostBackEvent(String eventArgument) +110
   System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.System.Web.UI.IPostBackEventHandler.RaisePostBackEvent(String eventArgument) +10
   System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(IPostBackEventHandler sourceControl, String eventArgument) +13
   System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(NameValueCollection postData) +36
   System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint) +1565

    --Ruslan

  • $organization in reply to Susan Hayes

    Where does the value in the text field come from - are you populating that from an API call or is it user input?

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