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sirmilt
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Posted - 10/08/2012 :  21:11:19  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I'm pretty new in using SQL Srver with Visual Basic and the setuo of parameters in a stored procedure.

Somewhere in the past I saw some examples that I think don't tell me the whole story. For instance this parameter was shown:

@Authors nvarchar(60) = a,

I understand that the =a is a default value and the string example I show ends up inserting an a in the field the legitametely should be blank.

My concern is that i can find no documentation indicating the intent of the entry. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

Milt

visakh16
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Posted - 10/08/2012 :  22:23:44  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
if you want blank as default value it should be

@Authors nvarchar(60) = '',


if you want NULL as value make it

@Authors nvarchar(60) = NULL


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jackv
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Posted - 10/09/2012 :  01:33:36  Show Profile  Visit jackv's Homepage  Reply with Quote
On SQL Server Books Online - type declare variable and there is documentation answering your question

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sirmilt
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Posted - 10/09/2012 :  11:22:32  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Thanks for the replies. The difference between '' and NULL had me a little confused but the ling provided clarified it for me, I have set my defaults to ''.

Milt
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visakh16
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Posted - 10/09/2012 :  21:30:53  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by sirmilt

Thanks for the replies. The difference between '' and NULL had me a little confused but the ling provided clarified it for me, I have set my defaults to ''.

Milt

'' is stored as a value in table whereas NULL is stored as a bit internally representing unknown value condition

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