Re: slightly OT: visual c++ and null values

If you use ODBC (CTransaction + CRecordset in MFC) there is no problem to handle null values.

It isn't good idea to put 0 (zero) instead of null in number column.

JP

On Fri 19. October 2001 15:00, you wrote:
> hello!
>
> our developers here are requesting that I put defaults (' ' for
> chars/varchars, 0 for numbers, etc) in place instead of nulls in all
> columns that would supposedly allow null values...
> they are using visual c++ and they say that they cannot make visual c++
> retreive null values...
> i am very hesitant in implementing this...
> i have no knowledge whatsoever of visual c++ and don't know if this is
> true...
>
> i'd like to know if anyone had encountered this same problem before?
> or maybe someone can tell me if there is any truth to what our
> developers are saying...
>
>
> oracle817 on solaris7
>
> thanks =)
>
> --
> Maria Aurora VT de la Vega (OCP)
> Database Specialist
> Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc.

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