I'm having three problems specifically when the DB is MySQL.  Please note:  When I do the exact same operations/coding on the SQL Server 2005 Express (localhost), it works just fine.  Also, this is all ASP.Net.  I am running the following: MySQL v5.1MySQL Connector 5.0.7ES 730C#XP SP2VS2005 SP1 1.  ''Specified cast is ...