Problems solved. There is no need for any casting, I was reading from a NumberKey field ... sorry folks.
michael > I am sorry if my previous question was not appropriate. Could anyone > tell me where I can find information about this operation then? > > thanks > michael > > > > > >> Hi... >> >> When I use Velocity to read something from a Database, how do I >> convert it into Numerics so that I can do mathematic manupilation? >> Apparantly it is interpreted as "text" by default. >> >> thanks >> michael >> >> >> >> >> -- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: >> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional >> commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional > commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>