Alter table tableA Alter Column ColA

integer NULL

I agree with a graphical representation - A picture is worth few thousand words.

Also, try using bullets and points.

Maybe you can put it in a table of some kind.

Try using commandtimeout on your command object instead

  Dim objConn As SqlConnection = New SqlConnection(strConn)

  Dim objCmd As SqlCommand = New SqlCommand(strSQL, objConn)

  objCmd.CommandTimeout = 0

Set it to "0" for infinite.  Now...

Try using an ActiveX script for the transformations on date columns.  The VB scripting in ActiveX script will almost let you do anything you want.