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Hello,
I am calling a stored procedure to update my table.
If one of the date on the screen left empty, I need to send date as null.
Since MyDate=”” gives error in asp.net, how should I do this?
Thanks,
Jim.

Nov 19 '05 #1
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Either dont pass it and let the DB set it to null or use the DBValue.Null

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"JIM.H." <JI**@discussio ns.microsoft.co m> wrote in message
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Hello,
I am calling a stored procedure to update my table.
If one of the date on the screen left empty, I need to send date as null.
Since MyDate="" gives error in asp.net, how should I do this?
Thanks,
Jim.

Nov 19 '05 #2
Hey Curt!

I'll bet you meant DBNull.Value <grin>

"Curt_C [MVP]" <software_AT_da rkfalz.com> wrote in message
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Either dont pass it and let the DB set it to null or use the DBValue.Null


Nov 19 '05 #3
Should I do this in asp.net? MyDate=DBNull.V alue is not recognized in my
application. I did Imports System.Object, it is still teh same.
"Ken Cox [Microsoft MVP]" wrote:
Hey Curt!

I'll bet you meant DBNull.Value <grin>

"Curt_C [MVP]" <software_AT_da rkfalz.com> wrote in message
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Either dont pass it and let the DB set it to null or use the DBValue.Null


Nov 19 '05 #4
Jim,
You could set the parameter in the stored procedure to have a
default value of null, then if the user doesn't enter a date in the field
you can still pass the parameter with the date information, just don't set
the value of the parameter and the stored procedure will automatically use
null.

Hope this helps,
Mark Fitzpatrick
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage

"JIM.H." <JI**@discussio ns.microsoft.co m> wrote in message
news:ED******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com...
Hello,
I am calling a stored procedure to update my table.
If one of the date on the screen left empty, I need to send date as null.
Since MyDate="" gives error in asp.net, how should I do this?
Thanks,
Jim.

Nov 19 '05 #5
The Date variable type cannot be null. It must have a value.
Most people use Date.MinValue (or Date.MaxValue) to represent a null date in
their code.

Example:
Dim MyDate as Date = Date.MinValue

As for inserting it in the database, the other guys already specified that
DBNull.Value is what you'll want to use.

--
I hope this helps,
Steve C. Orr, MCSD, MVP
http://SteveOrr.net

"JIM.H." <JI**@discussio ns.microsoft.co m> wrote in message
news:ED******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com...
Hello,
I am calling a stored procedure to update my table.
If one of the date on the screen left empty, I need to send date as null.
Since MyDate="" gives error in asp.net, how should I do this?
Thanks,
Jim.

Nov 19 '05 #6
I did Date = Date.MinValue and Date has only time value liek 12:00:00 and
when I try to call stored procedure it gives me out of range. Does
Date.MinValue give a default date? If yes, what is it? I am using 1/1/1950 as
default date.
"Steve C. Orr [MVP, MCSD]" wrote:
The Date variable type cannot be null. It must have a value.
Most people use Date.MinValue (or Date.MaxValue) to represent a null date in
their code.

Example:
Dim MyDate as Date = Date.MinValue

As for inserting it in the database, the other guys already specified that
DBNull.Value is what you'll want to use.

--
I hope this helps,
Steve C. Orr, MCSD, MVP
http://SteveOrr.net

"JIM.H." <JI**@discussio ns.microsoft.co m> wrote in message
news:ED******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com...
Hello,
I am calling a stored procedure to update my table.
If one of the date on the screen left empty, I need to send date as null.
Since MyDate="" gives error in asp.net, how should I do this?
Thanks,
Jim.


Nov 19 '05 #7
Date.MinValue = January 1, 0001.
This is why the stored procedure chokes on it.
You need to check for this special value and instead pass DBNull.Value to
the stored procedure.

--
I hope this helps,
Steve C. Orr, MCSD, MVP
http://SteveOrr.net
"JIM.H." <JI**@discussio ns.microsoft.co m> wrote in message
news:95******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com...
I did Date = Date.MinValue and Date has only time value liek 12:00:00 and
when I try to call stored procedure it gives me out of range. Does
Date.MinValue give a default date? If yes, what is it? I am using 1/1/1950
as
default date.
"Steve C. Orr [MVP, MCSD]" wrote:
The Date variable type cannot be null. It must have a value.
Most people use Date.MinValue (or Date.MaxValue) to represent a null date
in
their code.

Example:
Dim MyDate as Date = Date.MinValue

As for inserting it in the database, the other guys already specified
that
DBNull.Value is what you'll want to use.

--
I hope this helps,
Steve C. Orr, MCSD, MVP
http://SteveOrr.net

"JIM.H." <JI**@discussio ns.microsoft.co m> wrote in message
news:ED******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com...
> Hello,
> I am calling a stored procedure to update my table.
> If one of the date on the screen left empty, I need to send date as
> null.
> Since MyDate="" gives error in asp.net, how should I do this?
> Thanks,
> Jim.
>


Nov 19 '05 #8
Hello JIM.H.,

If you need to pass it to a stored procedure, and you require a value, you
can use SqlDateTime.Min Value. If you allow nulls, just use DBNull.Value.

--
Matt Berther
http://www.mattberther.com
I did Date = Date.MinValue and Date has only time value liek 12:00:00
and when I try to call stored procedure it gives me out of range. Does
Date.MinValue give a default date? If yes, what is it? I am using
1/1/1950 as default date.

"Steve C. Orr [MVP, MCSD]" wrote:
The Date variable type cannot be null. It must have a value.
Most people use Date.MinValue (or Date.MaxValue) to represent a null
date in
their code.
Example:
Dim MyDate as Date = Date.MinValue
As for inserting it in the database, the other guys already specified
that DBNull.Value is what you'll want to use.

--
I hope this helps,
Steve C. Orr, MCSD, MVP
http://SteveOrr.net
"JIM.H." <JI**@discussio ns.microsoft.co m> wrote in message
news:ED******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com...
Hello,
I am calling a stored procedure to update my table.
If one of the date on the screen left empty, I need to send date as
null.
Since MyDate="" gives error in asp.net, how should I do this?
Thanks,
Jim.

Nov 19 '05 #9

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