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How to check for DBNull in C++ - ADO recordset fields?

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I was trying to retrieve data from SQL Server via ADO in C++ and how can I check the Null Values the recordset fields? thre is no IsNUll() function?

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us1979 Avatar asked Feb 07 '13 00:02

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Testing for DBNull in a C++ ADO record set involves checking the fieldpointer->Value property, which is of type VARIANT. To test for null variant values, you check the vt field, which for null values is VT_NULL.

So to test for DBNull, check fieldpointer->Value.vt == VT_NULL

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Petesh Avatar answered Sep 21 '22 16:09

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