I have a function like this:

Private Function IsValidForm() As Boolean

        If Not IsNumeric(txtPCount.Text) Or txtPCount.Text > 46 Then
            MsgBox("Please enter a valid value for each field.", _
                    MsgBoxStyle.Exclamation, Me.Text)
            Return False
        Else
            Return True
        End If

End Function

When I enter text into the text box it says:
An unhandled exception of type 'System.InvalidCastException'

How would I fix this or is there a nice catch all Form_Error like the Page_Error in ASP.NET?

Should it be:
Comparing a string against a number is probably giving you a problem. Also, to trap errors, you can use try..catch, there is a Page_Error event, there is an Application_Error event (in the global.asax), or you can display a custom error page.

You may want to check out my other thread at: http://p2p.wrox.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=8551.

Brian

Thanks for the reply.

I forgot to mention that I'm using windows forms. I had to separate the two statements like this to get it to work:

If (Not IsNumeric(txtPCount.Text)) Then
                MsgBox("Value must be a numeric value and cannot be blank.", _
                        MsgBoxStyle.Exclamation, Me.Text)
                Return False
ElseIf txtPCount.Text > 46 Then
                MsgBox("There are that many computers in the lab", MsgBoxStyle.Exclamation, Me.Text)
                Return False
Else
                Return True
            End If