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Validating Request.Querystring in VB code behind.<br />
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I have two...<br />
CategoryID<br />
CategoryName<br />
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Because of bad design which I'm correcting I have to validate both.<br />
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CategoryID is supposed to be an integer...the other is a string<br />
What's <b><u>best</u></b> way to verify CategoryID is an integer?
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Validating Request.Querystring in VB code behind.

I have two...
CategoryID
CategoryName

Because of bad design which I'm correcting I have to validate both.

CategoryID is supposed to be an integer...the other is a string
What's best way to verify CategoryID is an integer?

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