Jerry,

Have you tried simply changing the DataType to string?

MyDataSet.Tables["MyTable"].Columns["MyColumn"].DataType = typeof(string);

I don't know if this works or not, but it's the first thing that I would try.

~~Bonnie


>I have a DataSet that contains a column with a System.Decimal field type.
>
>Is there a way to convert this column to a string type so the field can store strings?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Jerry