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>PMFJI, Kendall:
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>I had this in a method:
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>     if(dr["col_type"]=="varchar")
>          do something
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>that failed with an error until I did this:
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>     if(dr["col_type"].ToString() == "varchar")
>          do something
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>I'm having trouble understanding this concept. If its a string in the debugger, why does it fail on the comparison. My guess is that the dr("x") is an object containing type string. Is that correct?
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>>>I am now experiencing this error on the first replacement "[NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.]"
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>>>I am trying this :
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>>>drPMRLog["PMRLog.Title"] = ComboBox.Text
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>>>It did, however, add the new row.
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>>>
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>>Try it without the PMRLog. part of your column name. I'm not sure, but I think that the table name is implicit to the datarow and not necessary here.
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>>Also, I didn't include this in my sample, but you could also do a check for the existance of the datarow object before attempting to use it.
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>>Is the value of ComboBox.Text a string in the debugger?
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>>>pre>
>>if(drPMLog != null)
>>{
>> drPMRLog["Title"] = ComboBox.Text
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>>}
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