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>From: Andy Youens <Andy@formaserve.co.uk> >Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 15:26:02 +0100 > >Before I display this field on the screen, I check its value using the >%NULLIND check. > >should I be using the *Loval check > If ScCnt <> *Loval Andy, the only way to test if a field is null is to use %nullind. The actual value of the field _might_ be *Loval, (I think the DFT keyword controls the "value" contained in a null field). But you shouldn't compare the field to Loval, or use TEST on it, or use the value in any way, until you've checked whether or not it's null. Barbara Morris
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