Because what you get from VFP is decimal. You can use Ntom() on VFP side to return an integer if you need. In any case Convert.ToInt32() is the safe approach.
Cetin

>Hi Tim. Thnaks for replying.
>Yes, Convert.ToInt32() works fine
>
>Why does this work and Int() does not ?? Are both these commands not doing the same thing
>regards,
>Gerard
>
>
>>Can you use Convert.ToInt32() ?
>>
>>>Hi
>>>I have following code , in ASP.net but I get a casting error
>>>
>>> int intNumber;
>>> intNumber = (int)MyDs.Tables[0].Rows[0]["PAR_NUM"];
>>>
>>>If I leave out tjhe int, I get a complier error
>>>
>>>
>>>How do I store a VFP NUmeric field to a C# field
>>>
>>>TIA,
>>>Gerard