VB and a disrespect for NULL?

you can use If String.IsNullorEmpty(oRow.Cells(0).Value) Then

Thanks for the reply.

This is an INT column so will that work?  

This column is a checkbox populated with 0 in the data pull from the backend.

You could have used "Not"-keywords and the "And"-operator to leave out the empty if block like this:

If Not oRow.Cells(0).Value Is Nothing And Not DBNull.Value.Equals(oRow.Cells(0).Value) Then
   If oRow.Cells(0).Value = 1 Then
                    ii = ii + 1
   ...
   End If
End If

I'm not sure if that's what you meant. Or do you perhaps just dislike the keyword (Nothing)?

If oRow.Cells(0).Value Is Nothing Or DBNull.Value.Equals(oRow.Cells(0).Value) Then
   ' By the empty if block I meant this block
Else
   If oRow.Cells(0).Value = 1 Then
                    ii = ii + 1
   ...
   End If
End If

You could have used "Not"-keywords and the "And"-operator to leave out the empty if block like this:

If Not oRow.Cells(0).Value Is Nothing And Not DBNull.Value.Equals(oRow.Cells(0).Value) Then
   If oRow.Cells(0).Value = 1 Then
                    ii = ii + 1
   ...
   End If
End If

I'm not sure if that's what you meant. Or do you perhaps just dislike the keyword (Nothing)?

I'll go out on a limb and ask "What is the difference between Nothing and Null?"

Coming from C# it's perplexing that the allowed "nothing" to make it's way into VB.NET in the first place.  I'm sure it would have just toasted all your former code but Nothing is Something and Null is the absence of value.

So why do I have to test for either condition?  Is it a checkbox thing or am I missing the point.  
 

Could not be the better way to do it but is how I do:

If oRow.Cells(0).Value.ToString  =  Then
 ' my code
End If

jpaulino.  Thanks for the reply.

I'll check it out in the morning.  Something looks wrong because it's just to simple.  

This is an int column so I have to see it work.