>>Hi everybody,
>>
>>I am getting this error
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>>"Object cannot be cast from DBNull to other types"
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>>on this piece of code:
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>>start_time = Convert.ToDateTime((row["start_time"] ?? DTSqlMinDate));

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>>As you see here, I attempt to use C# coalesce operator in order to avoid this error, but it doesn't work. How should I correct this error without introducing extra nullable datetime variable?
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>>Thanks in advance.
>>
>>UPDATE. This seems to fix the problem
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>>Convert.ToDateTime((row["start_time"]== DBNull.Value)?DTSqlMinDate:row["start_time"]);

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>I think you were confusing DBNull with C# null which is what the ?? operator uses.......

I thought the above would prevent the problem. Is there any other way to fix it besides my solution?