sqldttype uniqueidentifier and stored procedure

[Loren Dummer]

I am converting some VB6 code using ADO to VB.NET using ADO.NET.

I am using the sqlcommand object trying to pass a value to a stored
procedure where one of the parameters is a uniqueidentifier datatype.

I keep getting the following error message from .Net. "Invalid cast from
System.String to System.Guid."

Can anyone tell me what datatype I am suppose to use in .NET for this to
work. I have tried specifying a size also used nvarchar, varchar also with
the same error.

When using VB6 all I had to do was specify the parameter datatype as
advarchar and set the length to a number of characters and everything was
OK.

Here is a sample of my code where I am setting the parameter value.

sqlParam = new sqlParameter

With sqlParam

.ParameterName = "@SessionGUID"
.Direction = ParameterDirection.Input
.SQLDbType = SqlDbType.UniqueIdentifier
.Value = sessionguid

End With

..Parameters.Add(SqlParam)

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Loren

 

[bruce barker]

sessionguid needs to be a System.Guid or a string containing a valid guid
say:

string sessionguid = "0a560418-5d7e-451f-b4e7-aec7a36ccbe9";

 

[IbrahimMalluf]

Hello Loren


Have you tried DbType.Guid


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[Loren Dummer]

I have actually tried changing the sessionguid variable to a datatype of
System.Guid and this did not work either.

What I have is a function that accepts the sessionguid as a string variable.

Here is most of the code for the function.


Private Function ValidateUser(ByVal sessionguid as String) as Boolean
With sqlCmd

.Connection = sqlCn

.CommandText = "p_RegistrantUserSession_ValidateSessionGUID"

.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure

sqlParam = New SqlParameter

With sqlParam

.ParameterName = "@SessionGUID"

.Direction = ParameterDirection.Input

.SqlDbType = SqlDbType.UniqueIdentifier

.Value = sessionguid

End With

.Parameters.Add(sqlParam)

End With

Try

sqlCn.Open()

lReturnValue = sqlCmd.ExecuteNonQuery()

ValidateSessionGUID = sqlCmd.Parameters.Item("@ReturnCode").Value

Catch e As Exception

Throw New Exception(e.Message)

Finally

sqlCmd = Nothing

If (sqlCn.State = ConnectionState.Open) Then

sqlCn.Close()

End If

sqlCn = Nothing

End Try

 

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