cannot contain a null value because the required property for this field is set to true

[gaffar]

Sir,

I used this below code for the ms access database and tables creation but
if the table contains 20 fields and i would like to store 10 fields only
then i am getting this error.

error meesage:

the field 'new_custdetails.salutation ' cannot contain a null value because
the required property for this field is set to true. enter a value in this
filed

how to solve this problem. please help me. how to set the required property.

CODE:

Dim cat As Catalog = New Catalog

cat.Create("Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;" & _

"Data Source= " & Application.StartupPath & "\databases" & "\" & fname1 &
";" & "Jet OLEDB:Engine Type=5")

cat = Nothing

MsgBox("Database succesfully created")

End If

'creating tables in the database

'

' This code adds a single-field Primary key

'

Dim Cn As ADODB.Connection

Dim Cat2 As ADOX.Catalog

Dim objTable1, objtable2 As ADOX.Table

Cn = New ADODB.Connection

Cat2 = New ADOX.Catalog

objTable1 = New ADOX.Table

objtable2 = New ADOX.Table

'Open the connection

Try

Cn.Open("Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;" & _

"Data Source= " & Application.StartupPath & "\databases" & "\" & fname1 &
";" & "Jet OLEDB:Engine Type=5")

'"Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=d:\sample\gaffar.mdb"

Catch ex As Exception

MsgBox(ex.Message)

End Try

'Open the Catalog

Cat2.ActiveConnection = Cn

'Create the table

objTable1.Name = "new_custdetails"

objtable2.Name = "Test_Table2"



'Create and Append a new field to the "Test_Table" Columns Collection



objTable1.Columns.Append("company", DataTypeEnum.adVarWChar)

objTable1.Columns.Append("contact", DataTypeEnum.adVarWChar)

objTable1.Columns.Append("salutation", DataTypeEnum.adVarWChar)

objTable1.Columns.Append("title", DataTypeEnum.adVarWChar)

objTable1.Columns.Append("dept", DataTypeEnum.adVarWChar)

objTable1.Columns.Append("phone", DataTypeEnum.adInteger)

objTable1.Columns.Append("phext1", DataTypeEnum.adInteger)

objTable1.Columns.Append("fax", DataTypeEnum.adInteger)

objTable1.Columns.Append("mobile", DataTypeEnum.adInteger)

objTable1.Columns.Append("altphone", DataTypeEnum.adVarWChar)

objTable1.Columns.Append("phext2", DataTypeEnum.adInteger)

objTable1.Columns.Append("status", DataTypeEnum.adVarWChar)

objTable1.Columns.Append("dob", DataTypeEnum.adDate)

objTable1.Columns.Append("address1", DataTypeEnum.adVarWChar)

objTable1.Columns.Append("address2", DataTypeEnum.adVarWChar)

objTable1.Columns.Append("city", DataTypeEnum.adVarWChar)

objTable1.Columns.Append("state", DataTypeEnum.adVarWChar)

objTable1.Columns.Append("zip", DataTypeEnum.adVarWChar)

objTable1.Columns.Append("country", DataTypeEnum.adVarWChar)

objTable1.Columns.Append("reffered", DataTypeEnum.adVarWChar)

objTable1.Columns.Append("website", DataTypeEnum.adVarWChar)

objTable1.Columns.Append("email", DataTypeEnum.adVarWChar)

objTable1.Columns.Append("lastresult", DataTypeEnum.adVarWChar)

objTable1.Columns.Append("contact2", DataTypeEnum.adVarWChar)

objTable1.Columns.Append("title2", DataTypeEnum.adVarWChar)

objTable1.Columns.Append("phone2", DataTypeEnum.adInteger)

objTable1.Columns.Append("phext", DataTypeEnum.adInteger)

objTable1.Columns.Append("create_date", DataTypeEnum.adDate)

objTable1.Columns.Append("pub_pri", DataTypeEnum.adVarWChar)

objTable1.Columns.Append("rec_creator", DataTypeEnum.adVarWChar)

objTable1.Columns.Append("rec_mgr", DataTypeEnum.adVarWChar)

'Create and Append a new key. Note that we are merely passing

'the "PimaryKey_Field" column as the source of the primary key. This

'new Key will be Appended to the Keys Collection of "Test_Table"

''objTable1.Keys.Append("PrimaryKey", KeyTypeEnum.adKeyPrimary, "company")
', "new_custdetails")

'objTable1.Keys.Append("PrimaryKey", KeyTypeEnum.adKeyUnique, "contact") ',
"new_custdetails")


'objTable1.Keys.Append("PrimaryKey3", KeyTypeEnum.adKeyPrimary, "dept",
"new_custdetails")

'Append the newly created table to the Tables Collection

Cat2.Tables.Append(objTable1)

 

[Miha Markic [MVP C#]]

It isn't clear how are you setting row parameters.
Anyway, you should pass DBNull.Value for a null value.