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Re: '' IS NULL?

From: Brian Tkatch <SPAMBLOCK.Maxwell_Smart_at_ThePentagon.com.SPAMBLOCK>
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2000 00:02:44 GMT
Message-ID: <3a341979.1726019453@news.alt.net>

On Sun, 10 Dec 2000 21:16:16 GMT, "Kevin McDaniel" <kmcdaniel96_at_home.com> wrote:

>Because a space is considered a character. So if you create a space in a
>field, it is no longer considered NULL.
>
>

Then there is no such thing as a zero-length string? In other words, a "known" value of nothing, rather than an "unknown" value.

Brian Received on Sun Dec 10 2000 - 18:02:44 CST

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