Web site with multiple languages can’t use VB.NET classes in C# code

I’m developing a new functionality for web site project with VB.NET default language in VS 2008. As my preferred language is C# I create subfolder for C# code in the App_Code folder and add appropriate codeSubDirectories element to web.config file. The problem is that I can’t refer VB.NET classes in my C# code. All VB.NET classes and structures are placed in global namespace in the App_Code. But even if I place some VB.NET class in the same namespace I’ve use for my classes in C#, I still can’t use them. Also, I’ve try to move my class to global namespace but this also doesn’t help me.

How do I handle null nested objects in RDLC report that is bound to custom assembly object datasource?

I have an RDLC report that I am rendering directly to the Response Stream as PDF (rather than using the ReportViewer). In the code that renders the report, it’s DataSource is bound to a List(Of ClassA) objects defined in a custom assembly. This seems to work for the most part. My problem is that I can’t seem to handle the situation where a nested object is null. For example, given ClassA and ClassB (the nested object) defined as follows: