Re: null capable fields

[Mark Lazarus <mlazarus@xxxxxxxx>]

Jon,

At 02:18 PM 9/6/99 -0400, you wrote:
>Simple fact of the
>matter is that most people don't even know such things exist. Of those
that do,
>a large percentage don't see the point in using them.  Even among SQL users
>(where it really makes sense tom use them) I've found that most people often
>don't use them.

 On the /400, since the automatic null support is weak, there's little
reason to use it.  Traditionally, a blank or 0 value field means no value
or invalid value.  This is the assumption and the applications were
designed to assume that.  What would null support give you that a blank /
*zero value wouldn't?

 -mark

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