how to pass null values into datetime datatype in Ms access

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I have update query though which i am passing datetime value , i have use cDate to convert string to datetime , but problem is when i pass null values it throughs error , how to pass null values into datetime datatype in Ms access

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Dim iresult1 As Integer = UtilityClass.ProcessData("update PM11 SET PCODE='" & txtPcode.Text & "' ,PNAME='" & txtPartyName.Text & "',AUTMOB='" & txtAutMob.Text & "',ADD1='" & txtAdd1.Text & "',ADD2='" & txtAdd2.Text & "',ADD3='" & txtAdd3.Text & "',CITY='" & txtCity.Text & "',PHNO='" & txtPHNO.Text & "',PIN='" & txtPin.Text & "',PNAME1='" & txtPName1.Text & "',PNAME2='" & txtPName2.Text & "',QNAME1='" & txtQName1.Text & "',RADD1='" & txtRADD1.Text & "',RADD2='" & txtRADD2.Text & "',RCITY='" & TXTRCITY.Text & "',DOB= CDate(IIf(Isnull( '" & txtDOB.Text & "'),Null,'" & txtDOB.Text & "')),AREACODE='" & txtArea.Text & "',DOAN='" & txtAnvDate.Text & "',BLDGRP='" & txtBdgroup.Text & "',RDGNO='" & txtRdbNo.Text & "',MST='" & txtMST.Text & "',CST='" & txtCST.Text & "',LICEXDATE=CDate(IIf(Isnull('" & txtLicXdate.Text & "'),"null",'" & txtLicXdate.Text & "')),PMLDATE='" & txtFreePaidUptoDt.Text & "',DLICNO20='" & txtlicNo20.Text & "',DLICNO21='" & txtLicNo21.Text & "',DLICNO20C='" & txtLicNo20C.Text & "',DLICNO20B='" & txtLicNo20B.Text & "',DLICNO21B='" & txtLicN021B.Text & "',DLICNO20D='" & txtLicNo20D.Text & "',SCODE='" & type & "' ,email_id='" & Trim(txtemail.Text) & "' WHERE PCODE='" & txtPcode.Text & "'")

Posted 22-Dec-13 21:03pm

SwatiPotdar

Updated 22-Dec-13 21:08pm

Maciej Los

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Maciej Los · Answer 1 · 2013-12-22T21:13:00

Have a look here: Microsoft Access Data Types[^]

MSDN wrote:
Date values must be either delimited according to the ODBC canonical date format or delimited by the datetime delimiter ("#"). Otherwise, Microsoft Access will treat the value as an arithmetic expression and will not raise a warning or error.

For example, the date "March 5, 1996" must be represented as {d '1996-03-05'} or #03/05/1996#; otherwise, if only 03/05/1993 is submitted, Microsoft Access will evaluate this as 3 divided by 5 divided by 1996. This value rounds up to the integer 0, and since the zero day maps to 1899-12-31, this is the date used.

Jochen Arndt · Answer 2 · 2013-12-23T00:06:00

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Access stores datetime values internally using a double floating point value. The double value 0.0 corresponds to the date 12/31/1899. So you can check your date value and pass this date if it is null or invalid. You can also pass the string 'Null'. Then Access sets the field to the above start date.

Posted 23-Dec-13 0:06am

Jochen Arndt

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[no name] 23-Dec-13 6:21am

Usually in SQL it is NULL ;)

Jochen Arndt 23-Dec-13 6:31am

You are right. But Access does not accept NULL as datetime value when using SQL commands. Passing the string 'Null' is the trick.

[no name] 23-Dec-13 6:33am

Thank you for this feedback.