Cannot implicitly convert type 'string' to 'bool'

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I am working on a web application using C#. when I run the program it shows the following Error :-

Description: An error occurred during the compilation of a resource required to service this request. Please review the following specific error details and modify your source code appropriately.

Compiler Error Message: Cannot implicitly convert type string to bool

Source Error:
[No relevant source lines]
Source File: Line: 0

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before page load it shows me the error
PLz Help...................................

Posted 6-Jan-13 18:05pm

ashwani.pandita

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[no name] 7-Jan-13 0:10am

Mention your code in your Page_Load event here please. It would help us to track the issue in your code

prashant patil 4987 7-Jan-13 0:21am

Post your code..

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 7-Jan-13 0:43am

Who told you that you can use string as Boolean? Experience in something like C?!
—SA

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov · Answer 1 · 2013-01-06T18:45:00

Who told you that you can use string as Boolean? Experience in something like C?!
The error message is self-explaining. You use string as it was Boolean. Don't do it.

And why do you think that you can ask questions without showing any code samples? But try to solve this problem by yourself instead, in this very case. It's way too simple.

—SA

giri001 · Answer 2 · 2013-01-06T18:18:00

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Hi,
when u storing Bool value into string just use .ToString().
your problem will solved.
JMD:-)

Posted 6-Jan-13 18:18pm

giri001

Updated 6-Jan-13 18:19pm

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