Strange conversion error

[Endev8003]

I'm having a strange error when converting a string to an integer.

An example of the string I'm converting is "4,642.00". I'm using VB.Net and using the CInt function to convert it. On my local development server and our live and test servers, it works without problem.

On one of my fellow developer's machine, it doesn't. It keeps giving a "System.FormatException: Input string was not in a correct format." error.

I have checked the regional settings on his pc and the .Net Globalization settings in IIS. It's the same as my pc. I ahve also tried to change my own settings, in an attempt to replicate the error, but no such luck. I have no idea what is causing it.

Both of us are using VB.Net in Visual Studio 2010 on Windows 7 and IIS 7 for the website?

Anyone have an idea of what else I can check?

 

[walterl]

My guess is that it's that pesky comma after the 4

 

[ABCpt]

Windows 7 have locale settings as well, which means that the local account might look right, but it gets different values. Take a look at http://blogs.technet.com/b/configur...ployment-with-configuration-manager-2007.aspx

 

[Messugga]

Windows 7 have locale settings as well, which means that the local account might look right, but it gets different values. Take a look at http://blogs.technet.com/b/configur...ployment-with-configuration-manager-2007.aspx

This was the first thing I thought of as well. You tend to run into snags like that when it comes to dates too. If I were you, I'd strip out that comma and you should be good to go.

 

[Endev8003]

Managed to fix it. We added a globalization entry in the web.config file that is in the .Net Framework folder. That managed to fix it on the guy's pc.

Strangely, it seems that my pc doesn't care about any globalization settings in this file or the site's web.config file.