My Business Logic Layer generates an error due to NULL values in the Title's column.

Public Property Title() As String
   Get
     Return m_Title
   End Get
   Set(ByVal value As String)
     If (value Is System.DBNull.Value)Then
        m_Title = "No Title Indicated"<---Error
     Else
        m_Title = value
     End If
   End Set
End Property

The output is sent to the gridview control.

How to get around having NULL values as the entire db will not be populated at all times.

Thank you.

Gail

SELECT
   ISNULL(<column>, <value to use>) as [name]
From Table

If a null value if found in the column, it will be replaced with the value specified as the second parameter.

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I made the change in the sql statement and I get the same error regarding "conversion from DBNULL to String..."

Public Sub New(ByVal EFName, ByVal ETitle)

            m_EmpFName = EFName
            m_Title = ETitle <----Error[ I think that this was the original line for the error.

End Sub

Then you didnt change your sql statement correctly.

If i do SELECT IsNull(column, '') as [name] from table

If that column contains a NULL value, my select statement will return an empty string, not a NULL DbType.



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Thank You.

My error was that I made the change in a stored procedure that I was not calling on the page.
Things are working now.

I appreciated you assistance.

No problem glad you got everything worked out.

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