Level Extreme platform
Subscription
Corporate profile
Products & Services
Support
Legal
Français
No Nulls Allowed
Message
General information
Forum:
Microsoft SQL Server
Category:
Database design
Environment versions
SQL Server:
SQL Server 2005
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
01094032
Message ID:
01094087
Views:
14
>>Can someone explain to me why Nulls should not be allowed in a database regardless of what type of field it is? TIA
>
>1. Politics
>2. Incorrect aggregate values
>3. More code required
>
>Now who can tell us when and why to use null values?

The one and only way I use NULL values is for DateTime fields. No other way to get Empty DateTime :o(
Against Stupidity the Gods themselves Contend in Vain - Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller
The only thing normal about database guys is their tables.
Previous
Reply
Map
View

Click here to load this message in the networking platform