Add null values to the Database table

darma teja

Hi,

I have a group box, that contains 5 text boxes and 5 masked textboxes. I wrote the code when user enters the data into all controls than user clicks button, the data saved into database table.

Here is my problem:

when the user doesnt want to enter data into some textboxes.I want to add it into the database with out any error.

Actually my present code giving me error if user leaves one text box also.

How can i do it?

Darma

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Vulpes14y ago
Accepted answer
You'll need to convert to strings to avoid this problem:

(DateTime.TryParse(maskedTextBox1.Text, out dtparsedDate) ? dtparsedDate.ToString() : "null")

Notice that it's never necessary to explicitly test whether a bool expression is true.

Notice also that it's not necessary to convert dtParsedDate to a DateTime, as it's a DateTime already.
darma teja14y ago
Hi Vulpes, Santhosh,

thanks allot for your fast replies.

If i don't convert null to datetime, it is giving me error.

because:
you can check this one: if i write like this it is giving me error of "can not implicit conversion between system.datetime and null"

(DateTime.TryParse(maskedTextBox1.Text, out dtparsedDate) == true ? Convert.ToDateTime(dtparsedDate) : null)

Darma
Vulpes14y ago
darma,

If you use Convert.ToDateTime(null) when building your SQL command, then you'll end with a string containing this:

"01/01/0001 00:00:00"

which may be an invalid value for the corresponding column in the database.

Santhosh's point is that you should use "null" instead which should then be translated to NULL in the database assuming (Hemant's point) that the column allows nulls.
Santhosh Kumar Jayaraman14y ago
Then check whether the columns tyou are tring to insert allow null values. also check whether any integer columns.IIf there are integer columns, then check and do conversion before insert
darma teja14y ago
Hi Santhosh,

If user does not enters the date, it is working well.

Only my problem with textboxes only.

Darma
Santhosh Kumar Jayaraman14y ago
Why you are converting null to datetime..Just save it as null. No conversion needed
darma teja14y ago
Hi,

Here is my code:

DateTime dtparsedDate = new DateTime();
string insertsql = "insert into Table1 (ProjectId, ID, PID, Nr, note, Out, Target, Delivery, name, Out1, Target1, Delivery1, Notes) " +
"values ('" + CmbProjectid.Text + "', '" + ID.SelectedItem + "', '" + textBox1.Text + "', '" + textBox2.Text +
"', '" + textBox3.Text + "', '" + (DateTime.TryParse(maskedTextBox1.Text, out dtparsedDate) == true ? Convert.ToDateTime(dtparsedDate) : Convert.ToDateTime(DBNull.Value)) + "', '" + (DateTime.TryParse(maskedTextBox2.Text, out dtparsedDate) == true ? Convert.ToDateTime(dtparsedDate) : Convert.ToDateTime(null)) + "', '" + (DateTime.TryParse(maskedTextBox3.Text, out dtparsedDate) == true ? Convert.ToDateTime(dtparsedDate) : Convert.ToDateTime(null)) +
"', '" + textBox4.Text + "', '" + (DateTime.TryParse(maskedTextBox4.Text, out dtparsedDate) == true ? Convert.ToDateTime(dtparsedDate) : Convert.ToDateTime(null)) + "', '" + (DateTime.TryParse(maskedTextBox5.Text, out dtparsedDate) == true ? Convert.ToDateTime(dtparsedDate) : Convert.ToDateTime(null)) + "', '" + (DateTime.TryParse(maskedTextBox6.Text, out dtparsedDate) == true ? Convert.ToDateTime(dtparsedDate) : Convert.ToDateTime(null)) + "', '" + textBox4.Text + "');";
SqlCommand insertcmd = new SqlCommand(insertsql, con1);
insertcmd.ExecuteNonQuery();

MessageBox.Show("Data Added Successfully", "Information", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Information);

Is user does not enter data in one textbox, than it is giving error.

Whatever user does not enter the data, that should save in the table1 as nulls.

Darma
Santhosh Kumar Jayaraman14y ago
Show us ur c# code
Hemant Kumar14y ago
You have to alter the table column property as Allow Null =True.Then you can insert the null values also.