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This should do it:<br />
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Request.QueryString(&quot;categ<wbr />ory&quot;)
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If you have a URL like:<br />
http://mysite.com?pagecode=100<br />
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if you then had this code on the page load event...<br />
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Dim intVar as int16 <br />
intVar = Cint(Request.QueryString.G<wbr />etValues(&quot;<wbr />pagecode&quot;)<wbr />)<br />
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intVar would then contain number 100
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This page is actually navigation page and I certainly should have mentioned that not always is the category querystring going to be present. &nbsp;Many time the page will be called without it. &nbsp;So I need to test for its existance first without throwing an error obviously.
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Dim intVar as int16 <br />
if &nbsp;not Request.QueryString(&quot;pagec<wbr />ode&quot;) is nothing then<br />
intVar = Cint(Request.QueryString.G<wbr />etValues(&quot;<wbr />pagecode&quot;)<wbr />)<br />
end if<br />
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Untested as i am at home but pretty sure that will do the trick.
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btw just change (&quot;pagecode&quot;) to (&quot;catagory&quot;)<br />
also I have it set to an integer, could easily be a string :)
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Lotok,<br />
&nbsp; Thanks a millioin. &nbsp;This worked perfectly.
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I am having trouble with the follwing b it of code. &nbsp;I've seen many answers on different forums but none I can figure into my own situations. &nbsp;Most of what I've seen is in C# which I don't know at all.<br />
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I am trying to test for Request.QueryString.GetVal<wbr />ues(&quot;categ<wbr />ory&quot;)(0) the value of a query string called category. &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;When I debug in ASP.NET I get the following: &nbsp;Run-time exception thrown : System.NullReferenceExcept<wbr />ion - The pointer for this method was null. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
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Can anyone tell me what I can do in VB to test?
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I am having trouble with the follwing b it of code.  I've seen many answers on different forums but none I can figure into my own situations.  Most of what I've seen is in C# which I don't know at all.

I am trying to test for Request.QueryString.GetValues("category")(0) the value of a query string called category.  	When I debug in ASP.NET I get the following:  Run-time exception thrown : System.NullReferenceException - The pointer for this method was null.	

Can anyone tell me what I can do in VB to test?

Request.QueryString.GetValues(&quot;category&quot;)(0) Returns NULL

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Request.QueryString.GetValues(&quot;category&quot;)(0) Returns NULL

Request.QueryString.GetValues("category")(0) Returns NULL