> I would like to insert a NULL value into a SQL 7 table if a field
> is not filled in.
>
> How do I go about doing this? Is this a wise thing to do? Why
> doesn't SQL 7 automatically do that?
Erm, it does!
It depends on how you're inserting the records
If you're using CFQUERY;
insert into myTable (field1, field2, field3)
values ('#field1#', '#field2#', '#field3#')
Then it'll be inserting an empty string - you have to do it like this;
insert into myTable (field1, field2, field3)
values (
<cfif field1 is "">
NULL
<cfelse>
'#field1#'
</cfif>
,
<cfif field2 is "">
NULL
<cfelse>
'#field2#'
</cfif>
,
<cfif field3 is "">
NULL
<cfelse>
'#field3#'
</cfif>
)
Or similar...
Philip Arnold
Director
Certified ColdFusion Developer
ASP Multimedia Limited
T: +44 (0)20 8680 1133
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