Convert.ToInt16 (Decimal) converts decimal number to 16-bit signed integer.
Module Example Public Sub Main() Dim values() As Decimal = { Decimal.MinValue, -1034.23d, Decimal.MaxValue } Dim result As Short For Each value As Decimal In values Try result = Convert.ToInt16(value) Console.WriteLine("Converted {0} to {1}.", value, result) Catch e As OverflowException Console.WriteLine("{0} is outside the range of the Int16 type.",value) End Try Next End Sub End Module