mailMsg.To format

[rikb53]

hey guys i've got a little anomole here.
im storing email to/from addresses in a table and fetching them at runtime to be plugged into the mailMsg.To Field.
well for some reason it only works if i hard code the info.
i.e.

mailMsg.To = "rik.But@str.com"

i've stepped thru debugger and the string looks exactly the same whether its hard coded or its passed from the table column

i know it's something simple - any help is appreciated
thanks
rik

[redhead]

Are you using .ToString on the fetched data ?

[rikb53]

i found out where the problem was.
We have Mail Marshall on our network that was capturing it and blocking it.
it Cost me several hours of wondering what happened.
Can u Believe it?
thanks
rik