How to handle NULL values in SQL Server

I'm building an ASP.NET application using VB.NET and SQL Sever 2000.

I'm returning data from a table to my datagrid that contains a datetime field. The date values for some of the records are null in the database table. My strategy (be it good or bad) is to update every field in a record during the datagrid's UpdateCommand event, regardless of whether each field's data has changed.

When I update a record whose date was null and has not been modified, SQL Server places a 1/1/1900 value in the date field. I was expecting the datetime field to remain null. Would someone be able to enlighten me on how best to handle this?

My update code looks like this:

Private Sub dgrdEaTask_UpdateCommand(ByVal source As Object, ByVal e As System.Web.UI.WebControls.DataGridCommandEventArgs) Handles dgrdEaTask.UpdateCommand
Dim Success As Boolean
Dim intEaId As Integer
Dim txtEaTask As TextBox
Dim txtDueDate As TextBox

txtEaTask = e.Item.Cells(2).Controls(0)
txtDueDate = e.Item.Cells(11).Controls(0)
intEaId = dgrdEaTask.DataKeys(e.Item.ItemIndex)

'Call the update method in the oEaTasks class
Success = oEaTasks.Update(txtEaId.Text, txtEaTask.Text, txtDueDate.Text)

If Success Then
dgrdEaTask.EditItemIndex = -1
BindGrid()
Else
'There was a problem updating the data
End If

End Sub

Thanks!use dbnull.value incase of null...

hth
Thanks!

I'll research it and give it try.

How to handle dynamic control event in repeater?

Hello!

I've met with a problem. I'm building a list of products and use asp.net repeater to display it. each item has to have a LinkButton called "Remove" and I need to handle the click event somehow... :(

Any ideas how to insert a linkbutton into repeater item in a way so I can handle the click event it in the code for all of them?

Put the link button in the repeater

<asp:LinkButton ValidationGroup="Delete" ID="LinkButton1" CommandArgument='<%# Eval("myID") %>">' runat="server" CausesValidation="True"
CommandName="Delete" Text="Delete" OnClick="LinkButton1_Click"></asp:LinkButton>

protected void LinkButton1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
LinkButton btn = sender as LinkButton;
String idtoDelete = btn.CommandArgument;
// Run Delete
}