value must be a number less than infinity

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I have the following line of code in my app:

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packsize.CompanyPrice = (decimal)Reader["CompanyPrice"];

but it raises an error "when casting from a number, the value must be a number less than infinity".

i have set database datatype as double, but in my app it is decimal. Does it cause this problem?

What i am missing here ??

Regards
SKPaul

Posted 13-Aug-12 0:31am

Saumitra Kumar Paul

Updated 13-Aug-12 0:57am

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bbirajdar 13-Aug-12 6:34am

Congrats.. You were able to generate the value of 'infinity'...A great achievement . Why don't you assign the value of 'Reader["CompanyPrice"]' into a object type variable and check yourself and let us know the value of 'infinity'.. This will complete the question as well..

Mehdi Gholam 13-Aug-12 6:34am

Put a breakpoint on the line and watch the value for Reader["CompanyPrice"] to see what your data is.

Timberbird 13-Aug-12 6:36am

Put a breakpoint on that line and check Reader["CompanyPrice"] value when debugging to see what you're trying to cast. BTW, why not Convert.ToDecimal(Reader["CompanyPrice"])?

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StianSandberg · Answer 1 · 2012-08-13T00:36:00

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Looks like your column is of type float or real or some other large number. Larger than decimal can hold.
I would try the debugger to see what is actually returned by your database.

See this article on how to debug: Advanced Debugging in Visual Studio[^]

Posted 13-Aug-12 0:36am

StianSandberg