Converting Int To Varchar

My data input page uses a id generator which includes dashes, and the
corresponding column in the db is set up as varchar to handle that.
There is a problem, however, when the value in the varchar column is
compared to the string from the URL, and the following error message
occurs:

"Syntax error converting the varchar value '071-213' to a column of
data type int."

<%strSQL = "SELECT * FROM AMS where MinutesID = " & Request ("id")%>

Would it be possible to CAST the request string to varchar?