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If you do decide to implement nulls in your database, be prepared to
consistently check your null indicator before using that field in your code.
This tends to get ugly real quick, imo....
It does - but no more so than the alternative which is either checking the
column for some arbitrary value that indicates nullness (the classic being
zero in a numeric "date" field) OR checking a secondary flag field that
indicates that the column has no value.
If I had a genuine requirement that a specific column could have a "no
value" (i.e. null) state - then I would use a null capable field. No reason
not to.
Jon Paris
Partner400
www.Partner400.com
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