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Are you sure your data input is an Oracle Number?<br />
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Is it possibly a string with other characters around the numeric characters?<br />
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&lt;&nbsp;and &gt;&nbsp; for instance, &nbsp;or white space or quotes? &nbsp;
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Are you sure your data input is an Oracle Number?

Is it possibly a string with other characters around the numeric characters?

< and >  for instance,  or white space or quotes?  

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I have a oracledataadapter that is pulling data directly from the database. &nbsp;I read somewhere that because it is a oracle number there are issues with converting it but i do not know how to fix it.
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I have a oracledataadapter that is pulling data directly from the database.  I read somewhere that because it is a oracle number there are issues with converting it but i do not know how to fix it.

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Can you post the code where you are reading and the table structure you are querying?
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Can you post the code where you are reading and the table structure you are querying?

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Hello all,<br />
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I have a OracleDataAdapter. &nbsp;When I try to fill the dataadapter I am getting an error message that says: &nbsp;Unable to cast object of type System.Data.OracleClient.O<wbr />racleNumbe<wbr />r to type System.IConvertible. &nbsp;Couldn't store &lt;3975&gt; in PERSON_ID column. &nbsp;Expected type is Decimal. <br />
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Please help! &nbsp;Any help is appreciated!
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Hello all,

I have a OracleDataAdapter.  When I try to fill the dataadapter I am getting an error message that says:  Unable to cast object of type System.Data.OracleClient.OracleNumber to type System.IConvertible.  Couldn't store <3975> in PERSON_ID column.  Expected type is Decimal. 

Please help!  Any help is appreciated!

Unable to cast System.Data.OracleClient.OracleNumber

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