Cannot insert the value NULL

[Fabio Negri Cicotti [MCP]]

Hi All.

I'm trying to insert data into 2 tables (parent-child) using the ADO.NET's
SetParentRow method. The parent table has an identity column as primary key.
When I execute the code below I get the following message: "Cannot insert
the value NULL into column 'hdtID', table
'myinstance.myd b.Hotel_Details _Lang'; column does not allow nulls. INSERT
fails." Any idea?

PS: To create the DataAdapters, I'm using SqlCommandBuild er.

public void Insert_Hotel_De tails(string hdtDescription) {
DataSet dsTemp = null;
try {
// Get the dataset with those two tables to use;
dsTemp = Get_Hotel_Detai ls();

//Parent Table;
DataRow drwParent = dsTemp.Tables["Hotel_Deta ils"].NewRow();
drwParent["hdtTemp"] = false;
dsTemp.Tables["Hotel_Deta ils"].Rows.Add(drwPa rent);

//Child Table;
DataRow drwChild = dsTemp.Tables["Hotel_Details_ Lang"].NewRow();
drwChild.SetPar entRow(drwParen t);
drwChild["lngID"] = 1;
drwChild["hdtDescription "] = hdtDescription;
dsTemp.Tables["Hotel_Details_ Lang"].Rows.Add(drwCh ild);

daHotel_Details .Update(dsTemp) ;
daHotel_Details _Lang.Update(ds Temp);
}
catch (System.Excepti on EErr) {
throw new Exception(EErr. Message, EErr);
}
finally {
if (dsTemp != null) dsTemp.Dispose( ); dsTemp = null;
}
}
Thanks in advance.

--
Fabio Negri Cicotti
Software Engineer

[Wessel Troost]

> When I execute the code below I get the following message: "Cannot insert

the value NULL into column 'hdtID', table
'myinstance.myd b.Hotel_Details _Lang'; column does not allow nulls. INSERT
fails." Any idea?

The obvious explanation would be:
The column hdtID of the table Hotel_Details_L ang does not allow NULL
values.

Make sure it does have a value, like:
drwChild["hdtID"] = 1;

If the hdtID column is the primary key, it might be a good idea to make it
auto-increment. That way it will be filled with a unique number by
default.

Greetings,
Wessel

[Fabio Negri Cicotti [MCP]]

Sorry for my poor explanation.

As I said, the parent table has an identity primary key which is
automatically generated and I set on the child table the value for "hdtID"
using the dataset's method SetParentRow. Although when I create the dataset
I've defined the relation among them, it yet does not fetch the identity
value to pass to the child table. Any other idea?

The relation defined:

dsTemp.Relation s.Add("Hotel_De tails_X_Hotel_D etails_Lang",
dsTemp.Tables["Hotel_Deta ils"].Columns["hdtID"],
dsTemp.Tables["Hotel_Details_ Lang"].Columns["hdtID"]);

dsTemp.Relation s["Hotel_Details_ X_Hotel_Details _Lang"].Nested = true;

Best regards.

Fabio Negri Cicotti
Software Engineer

"Wessel Troost" <no*****@like.t he.sun> wrote in message
news:op.suifpk0 bf3yrl7@asbel.. .

When I execute the code below I get the following message: "Cannot insert
the value NULL into column 'hdtID', table
'myinstance.myd b.Hotel_Details _Lang'; column does not allow nulls. INSERT
fails." Any idea?

The obvious explanation would be:
The column hdtID of the table Hotel_Details_L ang does not allow NULL
values.

Make sure it does have a value, like:
drwChild["hdtID"] = 1;

If the hdtID column is the primary key, it might be a good idea to make it
auto-increment. That way it will be filled with a unique number by
default.

Greetings,
Wessel

[Wessel Troost]

> I've defined the relation among them, it yet does not fetch the identity

value to pass to the child table. Any other idea?

Might have an idea: before you call Update() on the Hotel_Details DataSet,
the new row will not have an ID. So the framework couldn't give it an ID.

It would be logical if the ID would be passed on to the child row after
calling Update(), but it looks like that doesn't happen.

Does it help if you
- Call Update() on the parent row before adding the child row?
- Manually pass on the ID after calling Update() on the parent row?
(As in: drwChild["hdtID"] = drwParent["hdtID"];)

Just some ideas :)

Greetings,
Wessel