Thank you Stephen Very clear and exact Rafael
2018-06-13 11:50 GMT-03:00 Stephen Russell <[email protected]>: > In SSMS run this script > CREATE PROCEDURE newEmployee > -- Add the parameters for the stored procedure here > @name varchar(75) > , @dob datetime = null > AS > BEGIN > -- SET NOCOUNT ON added to prevent extra result sets from > -- interfering with SELECT statements. > SET NOCOUNT ON; > > Insert into Employees values(@name, @dob) > > END > GO > > In your VP app: > > cCmd = [exec newEmployee 'john Doe' ] > > sqlexec(nHandle,cCmd) > > >From wherever you can do this > select * from Employees > > You should see this: > > name dob > john Doe NULL > > To get the date in use this statement: > exec newEmployee 'Tommy Doe', '1997-01-05' > > You will now see this: > name dob > john Doe NULL > Tommy Doe 1997-01-05 00:00:00.000 > > Let SQL do the work for you and just call that code for all your necessary > functionality in the future. > > > > > On Wed, Jun 13, 2018 at 9:30 AM Rafael Copquin <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > I have a SQL Server 2012 Express table with a field called DOB of type > DATE > > > > The field accepts NULL values and does not have a default value.. > > > > To insert the DOB from VFP I transform it to the form 'YYYY-MM-DD' and > send > > it as a character string. > > > > However, if the DOB is empty, the only way VFP inserts the record is if > the > > empty value is sent as '' > > and the DOB field displays '1900-01-01' which is the value inserted. > > > > I want to insert NULL in the field, not '1900-01-01' > > > > If I use the SQL Server Management Studio, I can insert the NULL value > > directly with this expression: > > > > insert into mydatabase.dbo.employees(name,dob) values( 'John Doe',NULL) > > > > However, this command, from VFP, does not insert the record: > > > > cCmd = [insert into mydatabase.dbo.employees(name,dob) values( 'John > > Doe',NULL) ] > > > > sqlexec(nHandle,cCmd) > > > > > > How can I get the field to get the NULL value? > > > > TIA > > Rafael Copquin > > > > > > --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- > > multipart/alternative > > text/plain (text body -- kept) > > text/html > > --- > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/cahm-jj3-f3_e_fqmh1e6jw+uqus-ogqog7ooxrjhadpkmom...@mail.gmail.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
