Update form & date time field

Platform: ASP classic
DB: MSSQL
I have a datetime field on an update form that is giving me
fits. When
I do not enter a value it throw an error about wrong data
type. When I
put this code in
if (isnull(CStr(Request.Form("Left_Date")))) then
that processes the update without the datetime field. The
else part of
the statement processes with the datetime field. The if does
not work.
Any idea how this situation should be handled?

jsteinmann wrote:
> does that column allow nulls?
This morning I did a little more digging and ended up with
isdate.
That solved the problem. I also had another problem, it was a
kin to
hitting yourself in the head with a hammer, your head won't
hurt if you
quite swinging the hammer.
But to answer your question, yes it did allow nulls.
Thanks for the response.

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