>>You can also use Convert as:
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>>int intNumber = Convert.ToInt32( strNumber );
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>If you use that, you need to make sure you trap for exceptions if strNumber isn't actually a number.
Good point. Thank you. I have used the Convert a lot and probably was not bitten by the problem (pure luck).
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