how 2 pass NULL to Date DataType ?

I'm Importing, exporting data to a text file using the Write/Input method.
when the app. writes 2 a textfile, if the value in the date field is Null, it putz #NULL# in place of the field. When reading frm the same textfile, it givz an error as the variable tt Im using to recieve the value is of date type. How do I go around this problem?

and, how exactly can I pass NULL 2 a Date type variable ?

dim dtest as Date
dtest= NULL

givz error

the value 0 (zero) works like null. It assigns no date.

You can't assign a null to a date. The only datatype that accepts null is a variant. So this is the datatype to use when working with nulls.

If you assign a value of zero, you are actually assigning the date 30/12/1899 12:00:00 AM:

Code:

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Dim d As Date
d = 0
Debug.Print Format(d, "dd/mm/yyyy hh:mm:ss AM/PM")

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well since I cant change the data type of the field in the database
(its smalldatetime), I change the datatype of the parameter tt I pass 2 the stored proc.But there is no option for advariant, so I passed adVarchar using a variable of variant datatye. Now, this works fine when there is a Null value, but I cant get it 2 work, when there is a date present in the datefield.
givz error
"Application uses a value of the wrong type for the current operation"

dim xtest as variant


cmd.Parameters.Append .CreateParameter("@TrainingStartDate", adVarChar, adParamInput, 4, xtest)



CREATE PROCEDURE i_EmployeeDetails

@TrainingStartDate varchar,

AS

INSERT INTO EmployeeInfo VALUES(


Convert ( smalldatetime(4) ,@TrainingStartDate ,1 ) ,

You can create a default value for your parameter. So if the parameter is not passed then it will use a default value:

Code:

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CREATE PROCEDURE i_EmployeeDetails

@TrainingStartDate smalldatetime = NULL,

AS
BEGIN
    INSERT INTO EmployeeInfo VALUES(@TrainingStartDate)
END

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