>OK, for some reason this is tough for me.
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>I have a table in SQL Server that stores paramters and the control source of those parameters.
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>For one row, the column name is ReportParmValue and it contains "GridView1.SelectedValue". This is represented in the code as
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>Dim cRPV As String = dtResult.Rows(0).Item("ReportParmValue")
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>cRPV will now contain "GridView1.SelectedValue".
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>My problem is that I want the value of the form control GridView1.SelectedValue (which should be a string) and not the string "GridView1.SelectedValue".
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>The VFP equivalent would be something like
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>x = (cRPV) ..or.. x = EVALUATE(cRPV)
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>Any ideas? Thanks.

There is no evaluate in .NET. But, the closest thing to achieve that would be to consider using reflection. This is what I use when it comes to things like that. I haven't used it specifically for that so far but to instantiate objects where the class name is stored in a field. So, it goes something like this:

        Dim loList As Framework.Framework.List
        Dim loParameter(0) As Object

        loParameter(0) = oProcess

        Try
            loClass = Type.GetType("NorthEasternGuide." + Trim(loRow("List1")))
            loList = Activator.CreateInstance(loClass, loParameter)
        Catch loError As Exception
            oProcess.ErrorSetup(loError)
            Return False
        End Try

loRow("List1") contains the class name. This comes from a field. I also pass a parameter. This is custom. But, this should give you an idea on what direction to look for to resolve that issue.