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Error received that says “Input string was not in a correct format” when opening a SmartList in SmartView

Published: Nov 27, 2013
Post Author Written by David Youngquist

Opening a SmartList built in SmartList builder.  The SmartList works when opened in SmartList, however returns an error that says “Input string was not in a correct format” when opening the SmartList in SmartView


Check the SmartList ID inside of SmartList Builder. If your SmartList ID contains any special characters, you will receive this error. The only characters you should use in the ID field are letters and underscores. Also avoid using any SQL reserved words in the ID such as Select, Insert, Delete, Drop, Update, Create, User, etc…

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