How to insert numbers from a text box to a Sql database table column’s type numeric?

Hi,

I am getting an error when I try to insert a number typed in a text box control into a Sql database table column's type numeric(6,2). For example: If I type 35,22 into the text box, or 35, and then I submit the form to insert the data into database, I get the follow error:

System.FormatException: Input string was not in a correct format.
Line 428: CmdInsert.Parameters.Add(New SqlParameter("@.Measure", SqlDbType.decimal, "Measure"))

A piece of the SP inside Sql server:

USE market26
GO
ALTER PROC new_offer
@.Offer_id bigint, @.Measure numeric(6,2) = null, …

What is wrong? Why it doesn' t accept the number typed in my text box?

Thank you,
CesarThis is not correct:

CmdInsert.Parameters.Add(New SqlParameter("@.Measure", SqlDbType.Decimal, "Measure"))

This would probably work (not tested):

SqlParameter mParm = new SqlParameter("@.measure", SqlDbType.Decimal);
mParm.Size = 13; // Max size in Bytes of the Decimal number
mParm.Precision = 8; // Total number of digits allowed (right + left of decimal point
mParm.Scale = 2; // Set the number of decimal places the Parameter value is resolved
mParm.set_IsNullable(true);
mParm.Value = decimal.Parse(myTextBox.Text.Trim());
CmdInsert.Parameters.Add(mParm)

|||Hi,

I always write my ASP.NET commands to talk with Sql Stored Procedures thus:

CmdInsert.Parameters.Add(New SqlParameter("@.Measure", SqlDbType.Decimal, "Measure"))

I think that it is correct, and it works fine.

I have never used a text field to insert numeric data into Sql database, but, I have to define all these parameter properties in order to pass a numeric data type to the database?

Thanks|||That's interesting. There is no Constructor attributed to the SqlParameter Class which accepts a Constructor looking like this:

New SqlParameter(<string>,<SqlDbType Enum>, <string>)

as far as I know...But hey, go for it!|||Take a look at this piece of an article and let me know what do you think about it:

Dim sConnectionString As String = _
 "server=localhost;uid=sa;pwd=;database=Northwind"
Dim cnNorthwind As New SqlConnection(sConnectionString)
Dim cmdOrders As New SqlCommand("CustOrderHist", cnNorthwind)
cmdOrders.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure
' Set up parameter for stored procedure
Dim prmCustomerID As New SqlParameter()
prmCustomerID.ParameterName = "@.CustomerID"
prmCustomerID.SqlDbType = SqlDbType.VarChar
prmCustomerID.Size = 5
prmCustomerID.Value = "ALFKI"
cmdOrders.Parameters.Add(prmCustomerID)
Dim daGetOrders As New SqlDataAdapter(cmdOrders)
Dim dsOrders As New DataSet()
daGetOrders.Fill(dsOrders, "Orders")
DataGrid1.DataSource = dsOrders.Tables("Orders")

This example makes all the parameter settings explicit. Some developers like this style, and it's good for instructional purposes. However, some developers prefer an equivalent alternative that has fewer lines of code:

Dim sConnectionString As String = _
 "server=localhost;uid=sa;pwd=;database=Northwind"
Dim cnNorthwind As New SqlConnection(sConnectionString)
Dim cmdOrders As New SqlCommand("CustOrderHist", cnNorthwind)
cmdOrders.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure
cmdOrders.Parameters.Add(New _
 SqlParameter("@.CustomerID", SqlDbType.VarChar, 5))
cmdOrders.Parameters("@.CustomerID").Value = "ALFKI"
Dim daGetOrders As New SqlDataAdapter(cmdOrders)
Dim dsOrders As New DataSet()
daGetOrders.Fill(dsOrders, "Orders")
DataGrid1.DataSource = dsOrders.Tables("Orders")

This code behaves exactly the same as the previous example. However, it only needs two lines of code for each parameter rather than six. When a stored procedure has a lot of parameters (as some of our later examples do), this can be quite a difference on lines of code required, so we'll use that form from this point onward.

The complete article is here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnadvnet/html/vbnet09102002.asp|||Hey! Perhaps you have misunderstood me. I meant that I always use this structure:
(Which I knew that something was wrong)

CmdInsert.Parameters.Add(New SqlParameter("@.Measure", SqlDbType.Decimal, "Measure"))

Instead of this:

SqlParameter mParm = new SqlParameter("@.measure", SqlDbType.Decimal)
mParm.SourceColumn = "Measure"
CmdInsert.Parameters.Add(mParm)

I knew that something was wrong, I suspected that something it lacked in my SqlParameter, and you helped me with your example!, it lacked only the size property which in my case is 5. I am sorry, the only thing that I saw strange is the structure you wrote, and the amount of parameters which I don' t need to use (in this case). I always use the shorter alternative ;-).

So, the correct SqlParameter in my case is:

CmdInsert.Parameters.Add(New SqlParameter("@.Measure", SqlDbType.Decimal,5, "Measure"))

And now works fine.
Thank you very much!
Cesar