Convert.ToUInt16 (Decimal) converts decimal number to 16-bit unsigned integer.
Class Sample Public Shared Sub Main() Dim values() As Decimal = { Decimal.MinValue, -111111.23d} Dim result As UShort For Each value As Decimal In values Try result = Convert.ToUInt16(value) Console.WriteLine("Converted the {0} value '{1}' to the {2} value {3}.", _ value.GetType().Name, value, _ result.GetType().Name, result) Catch e As OverflowException Console.WriteLine("{0} is outside the range of the UInt16 type.", _ value) End Try Next End Sub End Class