Null date storage

Johnson, Harold A EDUC:EX Harold.A.Johnson@gems1.gov.bc.ca
Thu, 11 Sep 2003 08:53:27 -0700


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Just to refresh my memory, but which product is the one responsible for
storing null dates as 17-Nov-1858 in RDB?  Is it RDB itself or Powerhouse?
External queries (depending on the product) either show a blank, a null or
the 17-Nov-1858 date.   What's normally done here?   Can this date be
modified somehow to show a real null ?
 
thnx
 
 

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to refresh my memory, but which product is the one responsible for storing null 
dates as 17-Nov-1858 in RDB?&nbsp; Is it RDB itself or Powerhouse?&nbsp;&nbsp; 
External queries (depending on the product) either show a blank, a null or the 
17-Nov-1858 date.&nbsp;&nbsp; What's normally done here?&nbsp;&nbsp; Can this 
date be modified somehow to show a real null ?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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