title: Can I set a date field in DB2 to null
body: <p>Why does DB2 write 01/01/0001 in the date field when I set it to null?</p>
  
  <p>Can I set that field to NULL. When db2 set it to 01/01/0001 my ado recordset blows up because it is not a valid date.</p>
  
  <p>Am I doing something wrong?</p>