I used to get a lot of errors about LINQ earlier. You need to re-create the references again for LINQ from following path: C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v3.5 Best Regards, Sam Xavier www.componentone.com

Hi the following code use reflection in order to convert string items to value types using the static function TryParse. using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Reflection; namespace CMDLineTest { class Program { static List CommaSeparatedStringToIEnumerable(string s) { List values = new List(); Type targetConversionType = typeof(T); if (targetConversionType.IsValueType) { Type targetConversionTypeOutParamType = Type.GetType(targetConversionType.FullName + @"&"); if(targetConversionTypeOutParamType == null) throw new Exception(""); MethodInfo tryParseMethodInfo = targetConversionType.GetMethod("TryParse", new Type[] { typeof(string), targetConversionTypeOutParamType }); if(tryParseMethodInfo != null) { string[] stringsToConvert = s.Split(','); T item = default(T); object[] methodParams = new object[2]; foreach (string str in stringsToConvert) { methodParams[0] = str; methodParams[1] = item; if (((bool)tryParseMethodInfo.Invoke(null, methodParams)) == true) values.Add((T)methodParams[1]); } } } return values; } static void Main(string[] args) { List intList = CommaSeparatedStringToIEnumerable("1,2,3,4,5"); foreach (int item in intList) Console.WriteLine(item); } } }

Jim, Glad I could help. I understand the "not with quite the right phrase" deal. I have done some interesting research into Information Retrieval and understand that Google is powerful for pretty simple searches, but not the contextual stuff. I hope that last section didn't sound too pedantic. I don't want to insult your intelligence. Just thought I'd give you an insight into my problem solving steps. "we must lose precision to make significant statements about complex systems." -deKorvin on uncertainty

I still wonder if there's a quicker way - but speed is not essential for what I am doing - reading mp3 header information. Jim

Thanks Jim

Worked like a dream, thanks. Jim

Thanks for your answer. You are right, Microsoft's decision not to provide support is unforgivable. Jim

Thanks for your suggestion... but the data needs to be retained after the session has finished. This is so that the users can transfer their work to another user, swap PCs if theirs has crashed etc. At the moment I have added a method in Page Unload to loop through all the controls in the page and save their data to a database. Not sure its the most effective way. Jim

Doh, I have made a schoolboy error in my code and I have been clearing the render surface. Thanks for your answer it did point me in the right direction! Jim

Ah I didn't consider command parameters and also traditional custom validation javascript can be circumvented but as you indicated with .NET its a bit more integrated. Thanks for your help, saves me writing unnecessary code. :) Jim

Thanks, I shall try that. Jim

Mike Yes they're all SqlClient. I think I will try your method and see how well it works. Thanks Jim

Thanks, I shall take a look. Jim

Thanks for the reply. I realize they're not free. I'm after feedback from people who have used these products and can give some feedback on how good the products are. Since posting my original query I have come across www.pdftools.com which is a usefull site for all pdf tools. Jim

Thats great, thanks very much ;o) Jim

The DOM and manipulation of it by JS is pretty standard now. What works in Netscape 6 works in IE6 and Mozilla. Though Opera is noteably lagging behind in this regard. Saying that it's market share and future market share seem too small to worry much about it (it gets enough right though that most manipulations you want to do will work). CSS still has a way to go, though it is a lot better than it was with the 5th generation line. I will see if I have some time to put together an article. If anybody else wants to help then speak up please. regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass South Africa Brian Welsch wrote: "blah blah blah, maybe a potato?" while translating my Afrikaans. Crikey! ain't life grand? Einstein says...

Thanks, that is a lot clearer. Jim

Thanks for your reply. I have started to think along those lines now. Fortunately the website is on an intranet where internet explorer 6 is standard so I can use the latest scripting dom. My idea now is to have a control such as a div that the user can drag and have a dynamic property on the iframe that relates to the position of the div. Theres a usefull behaviour on Jon Udells site for moving and resizing html elements that will provide a usefull starter for me Andrew Mayo's resize.htc, a "behavior" for moving and resizing HTML elements[^]. p.s. I liked the popup article and may well be using it in future projects (once I've converted it to VB.NET) :). Jim