Stored procedure parameter

[Peter Kirk]

Hi

should I be able to set the value for a parameter to a stored procedure to
null? For example:

IDataParameter param = command.CreateParameter();
param.ParameterName = "@id";
param.Value = null;
param.Direction = ParameterDirection.Input;
param.DbType = DbType.Int32;
command.Parameters.Add(param);
I keep getting an sql-exception stating that the parameter @id was expected.

Thanks
Peter

[Larry Lard]

Peter Kirk wrote:

Hi

should I be able to set the value for a parameter to a stored procedure to
null? For example:

IDataParameter param = command.CreateParameter();
param.ParameterName = "@id";
param.Value = null;
param.Direction = ParameterDirection.Input;
param.DbType = DbType.Int32;
command.Parameters.Add(param);

C#'s "null" is not the same thing as a SQL "NULL". The former is the
value of an object reference that references no object; the latter is a
special database value. Instead of what you have, say

param.Value = DBNull.Value;

and you should be ok.

--
Larry Lard
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