Pierre,
>>Does anyone know the Vb.Net equivalent to ((DataView)cm.List).AllowNew ?This is called casting in C#. You use CType in VB.
CType(cm.List, DataView).AllowNew = False
For future reference, there are a few C#-to-VB conversion websites, which is what I used since I'm not familiar with all the VB syntax. Next time, try this one:
http://authors.aspalliance.com/aldotnet/examples/translate.aspx~~Bonnie