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>>>The original problem is because he used AddWithValue and the parameter was send as varchar. If he would use Add and exact type, this would not happen.
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>>>BTW, this works
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>>>SELECT CAST( 123.45 AS INT)

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>>Well there you go. It occurred to me last night that perhaps the original code would work if I did this:
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>>oCommand.Parameters.AddWithValue("@AmendmentNumber", Val(Amendments_DDL.SelectedValue))
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>>And sure enough it does.
>>Thanks to all.
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>I don't recommend to use AddWithValue as I already said. AddWithValue is a quick way and it often leads to troubles. I suggest to always be explicit and use Add syntax and exact type instead. It also helps to document and requires more strict programming.

I have always used AddWithValue. What kind of problems have you seen and what commands would you replace it with? Something like this?

oCommand.Parameters.Add("@AmendmentNumber")
plus something else to set the value?