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If I have a variable rs ("ColumnA") that is an empty string "" and I want to insert it into a table as a NULL instead, isn't there a SQL function that would ...

I've had the same issue before and resorted to using a query that does the insert then returns @@identity. You can do it without a full blown stored procedure and just using an SqlCommand, IIRC.

proc sql; create table proclib.paylist (IdNum char(4), Gender char(1), Jobcode char(3), Salary num, Birth num informat=date7. format=date7., Hired num informat=date7 ...