Why is a SQL float different from a C# float

Question

Howdy, I have a DataRow pulled out of a DataTable from a DataSet. I am accessing a column that is defined in SQL as a float datatype. I am trying to assign that value to

Answer 1

A float in SQL is a Double in the CLR (C#/VB). There's a table of SQL data types with the CLR equivalents on MSDN.