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you cant convert a 1/0 to a boolean ...<br />
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instead use<br />
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dim foo as integer = Convert.ToInt(migrant)<br />
dim val as boolean = (foo = 1)
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you cant convert a 1/0 to a boolean ...

instead use

dim foo as integer = Convert.ToInt(migrant)
dim val as boolean = (foo = 1)

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Once again.....THANK YOU..<br />
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<br />
Thanks<br />
Kenny
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Once again.....THANK YOU..


Thanks
Kenny

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anytime, let me know if you need anything further.<br />
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Cheers,<br />
<br />
Greg
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anytime, let me know if you need anything further.

Cheers,

Greg

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I am reading data from a flat file. &nbsp;The data in the field is a 0. &nbsp;I am reading it in as a String value because if the data does not exist, the fill the location with a blank. &nbsp;I then try to covert it to a boolean value but get a system.format problem. &nbsp;What could be causing this problem.<br />
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Thanks<br />
Kenny<br />
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Here is the code<br />
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Dim migrant As String<br />
&nbsp;migrant = Val(Mid(strLine, 102, 1))<br />
&nbsp; migrant = Convert.ToBoolean(migrant)<wbr />
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I am reading data from a flat file.  The data in the field is a 0.  I am reading it in as a String value because if the data does not exist, the fill the location with a blank.  I then try to covert it to a boolean value but get a system.format problem.  What could be causing this problem.

Thanks
Kenny


Here is the code


Dim migrant As String
 migrant = Val(Mid(strLine, 102, 1))
  migrant = Convert.ToBoolean(migrant)

'System.FormatException...........Convert from String to Boolean

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