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  3. February 2017

Re: Show nulls on display file?

Can you define the situations that could have a null? All I can think of is a new record? Or perhaps a numeric field for date terminated sort of thing? In any event, it seems to me that knowing how that null field will be used might pretty well define how you handle it?

I do like the idea of a a mark, perhaps underline a null? It still confuses me though. How will the user key a blank/null into a numeric field?


On 2/21/2017 3:17 PM, Bob Cagle wrote:
Is there a way to display a null value on a display file? I have a user requesting that a 2-digit numeric field show either blanks or zero as well as 1 - 99, emulating Excel-like behavior.

The only solution I can think of is to convert it to a character field and validate for numeric or blank. Suggestions?

Thanks

Bob Cagle
IT Manager
Lynk




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