Hangover in adding new DB record

Question

Hi All,
Happy new year!!!
Just a quick one. We are trying to add a new record to a table, using a JavaBean. The table has 14 fields, and initially the user is required to enter data for only 8 fields.
So we try to add only these 8 fields by using the following SQL:
INSERT INTO MYTABLE VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?) and using a PreparedStatement ps
ps.setString(1, String1);
ps.setString(8, String8);
The jdbc InterClient driver (we are using InterBase) is complaining that Count of columns does not equal count of values, so I assume that I have to add ALL 14 fields. Is it true?
Another question. Few of these remaining fields are DATE type. Since I don't know the dates yet, what is the correspondent java compliant statement to add a null to a date field. I would prefer to have a null as opposed to the 0 milliseconds that correlates to 1/1/1970.
Thanks in advance for any assistance, and good recovery!!!!!!!!!!!
Cheers
Trajano Roberto

Answer 1

Hi & Happy New Year to you too, I'm recovering as fast as I can here... :)
You have to add the columns to the sql statement, like:
INSERT INTO MYTABLE (col1, col2, col3...etc.)VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
if the other columns that is not inserted here allows null, then they will get the value null when a row is inserted.
Hope this answers your questions?
/Nick