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  1. #1
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    insert statement

    Hi
    I was wondering when I write an insert statement how do I leave a date field blank( Not Null Date) and also the number field (NOT NULL NUMBER) blank.
    thanks,
    bvg

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    try one of these ...

    SQL> create table my_table (col1 char(1),col2 number,col3 date);

    Table created.

    SQL> insert into my_table (col1) values ('A');

    1 row created.

    SQL> insert into my_table (col1,col2,col3) values ('A',null,null);

    1 row created.

    SQL> insert into my_table (col1,col2,col3) values ('A',to_number(null),
    2 to_date(null));

    1 row created.

    SQL> select * from my_table;

    C COL2 COL3
    - ---------- ---------
    A
    A
    A

    SQL>
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    bvg, are the columns defined as NOT NULL? If so, you can't leave them blank . . .
    "The power of instruction is seldom of much efficacy except in those happy dispositions where it is almost superfluous" - Gibbon, quoted by R.P.Feynman

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    thank you so much DAV and DAPI for the info.

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