Re: no value for numeric filed in SQL statement causes an error

juerg(dot)rietmann(at)pup(dot)ch wrote:

> Hi there
>
> I have a table with char and int fields. From my form I get no values back
> for int fields when they are left blank. This causes the SQL insert to
> fail.
>
> field type
> name char
> id int2
> city char
>
> insert into table (name,id,city) values ('roger rabbit',,'carrot city')
>
> The default for int/float fields is 0. Since I reuse the code of the
> referring page I don't like to have all fields assigned 0 at the beginning.
>
> Who can help ???
>
> Thanks ... jr
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That is by design, as they say. You can allow the default to take effect by
changing your field list on the insert to not include id.

insert into table (name,city) values ('roger rabbit','carrot city')

I don't know what your front end is, but you could have it plug a figure into
the offending fields if blank as well.

Ian