RE: insert a null into a date/time field on SQL Server

There is a keyword that can be placed in the DDS that may solve your problem.

A MYDATE l B 4 7DATFMT(*ISO)
A MAPVAL(('0001-01-01 *BLANK))



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From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Booth Martin
Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 3:07 PM
To: RPG programming on the IBM i (AS/400 and iSeries)
Subject: Re: insert a null into a date/time field on SQL Server

*loval is your friend.

On 9/11/2013 2:06 PM, Smith, Mike wrote:

I've always populated a date/time field with a "DEFAULT" date when I don't have a date value to populate.

However, I would like to get away from this if possible.

This is what I'm doing currently

test(de) *ISO SFDATE;

if not %error ;
SurveyDate = %date(SFDATE : *ISO);
Else ;
SurveyDate = defaultdate ;
EndIf;

stmt = JDBC_PrepStmt(conn : 'Insert Into ELECTRICSURVEY'
+ '(OBJECTID,'
+ ' SERVICENUMBER,'
+ ' SURVEYDATE,'
+ ' CREATIONUSER,'
+ ' VOLTAGE,'
+ ' COMMENTS)'
+ ' values (?,?,?,?,?,?)');

JDBC_setInt (stmt: 1: ID);
JDBC_setString (stmt: 2: SFEID);

JDBC_setDate (stmt: 3: SurveyDate);

JDBC_setString (stmt: 4: INSPECT);
JDBC_setDecimal (stmt: 5: VGREAD);
JDBC_setString (stmt: 6: DESCRIPT);
rc = JDBC_ExecPrepUpd( stmt );


SO if SFDATE is 0 in my file, can I set SURVEYDATE to null and if so how?

I've played around with this, but haven't had any success.

Thanks

Mike
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