>I am using a SqlDataReader to retrieve SQL Server data. The datareader is reported to have a public Item property, but I can't access it. I see example after example using the Item property, but it does not show in intellisense for me. I am using dr.GetInt32(dr.GetOrdinal("UnqKey")) instead of simply dr("Unqkey") or dr.Item("Unqkey"). When I use the latter, I get the message 'dr' denotes a variable where a 'method' was expected.
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>Any idea what's going on? Thanks.

Are you using C#? If so you need to use square brackets for array indexers.

BOb