How to convert an Object to integer?

Dear gurus, I am having trouble in converting an object to an integer. The object actually is an item from a Jcombobox and i need to compare it against a field that has been declared as a number in the database. I received the following error:
"java.sql.SQLException: [Microsoft][ODBC Microsoft Access Driver] Data type mismatch in criteria expression."
I have tried casting it to an integer but to no avail. Any help would be really appreciated. Thanks!

Let's see your query, and the relevant section of code where this is happening.

As long as you did not post any code I�m gonna make somme assumptions:
lets supose you have a String object and you�re sure that it has an integer value you coul�d use ex(suppose you�ve recover the String value from your combo):
String s = "244";
Integer integer = new Integer(s);
int i = integer.intValue();
regards.

String s = "244";
int i = Integer.parseInt(s); //if it is an integer value
Double d = Double.parseDouble(s); //if it needs precision
Long....etc.//for large integer values
Jamie

Thanks for your help guys, I think I've got it. Cheers!