Dim value As String

value = Double.MinValue.ToString()
Try
   Console.WriteLine(Double.Parse(value))
Catch e As OverflowException
   Console.WriteLine("{0} is outside the range of the Double type.", _
                     value)
End Try

value = Double.MaxValue.ToString()
Try
   Console.WriteLine(Double.Parse(value))
Catch e As OverflowException
   Console.WriteLine("{0} is outside the range of the Double type.", _
                     value)
End Try
' The example displays the following output:
'    -1.79769313486232E+308 is outside the range of the Double type.
'    1.79769313486232E+308 is outside the range of the Double type.            

   string value;

   value = Double.MinValue.ToString();
   try {
      Console.WriteLine(Double.Parse(value));
   }   
   catch (OverflowException) {
      Console.WriteLine("{0} is outside the range of the Double type.",
                        value);
   }

   value = Double.MaxValue.ToString();
   try {
      Console.WriteLine(Double.Parse(value));
   }
   catch (OverflowException) {
      Console.WriteLine("{0} is outside the range of the Double type.",
                        value);
   }
// The example displays the following output:
//    -1.79769313486232E+308 is outside the range of the Double type.
//    1.79769313486232E+308 is outside the range of the Double type.

Protected Sub OkToDouble_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles OkToDouble.Click
   Dim locale As String
   Dim culture As CultureInfo
   Dim number As Double

   ' Return if string is empty
   If String.IsNullOrEmpty(Me.inputNumber.Text) Then Exit Sub

   ' Get locale of web request to determine possible format of number
   If Request.UserLanguages.Length = 0 Then Exit Sub
   locale = Request.UserLanguages(0)
   If String.IsNullOrEmpty(locale) Then Exit Sub

   ' Instantiate CultureInfo object for the user's locale
   culture = New CultureInfo(locale)

   ' Convert user input from a string to a number
   Try
      number = Double.Parse(Me.inputNumber.Text, culture.NumberFormat)
   Catch ex As FormatException
      Exit Sub
   Catch ex As Exception
      Exit Sub
   End Try

   ' Output number to label on web form
   Me.outputNumber.Text = "Number is " & number.ToString()
End Sub

protected void OkToDouble_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
   string locale;
   double number;
   CultureInfo culture;

   // Return if string is empty
   if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(this.inputNumber.Text))
      return;

   // Get locale of web request to determine possible format of number
   if (Request.UserLanguages.Length == 0)
      return;
   locale = Request.UserLanguages[0];
   if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(locale))
      return;

  // Instantiate CultureInfo object for the user's locale
   culture = new CultureInfo(locale);

   // Convert user input from a string to a number
   try
   {
      number = Double.Parse(this.inputNumber.Text, culture.NumberFormat);
   }
   catch (FormatException)
   {
      return;
   }
   catch (Exception)
   {
      return;
   }
   // Output number to label on web form
   this.outputNumber.Text = "Number is " + number.ToString();
}