>I have this to detect a null value on a string:
>
>

>        ' If we have a value
>        If Not tcValue Is DBNull.Value Then
>            lcString = Trim(tcValue)
>        End If
>

>
>Using such an approach for an integer won't work because Is operator cannot be used against an integer.
>
>What would be an easier solution?

Are you confusing .NET data types with SqlDbType - DBNull.Value only applies to SQL types.... ?