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VFP9 and null values and NVL()
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24/07/2006 13:58:15
 
 
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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Coding, syntax & commands
Title:
VFP9 and null values and NVL()
Environment versions
Visual FoxPro:
VFP 9
OS:
Windows XP SP2
Network:
Windows 2003 Server
Database:
MS SQL Server
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Thread ID:
01139317
Message ID:
01139317
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Is there anytime that a field which allows nulls would generate an error on the code:
IF myfield.myvalue  && is the value .t.?
The field value can be .T., .F., or null

It is never generating an error, but I have always had the code:
IF (NVL(myfield.myvalue,.F.))
and am wondering if the NVL() is guaranteed to not be necesssary? I have tested the speed difference
and even with over a million records the NVL() speed difference appears negligible. At onetime the
NVL() was added to all fields (all types char, date, log, etc) as a safety check more or less.

TIA,
Tracy
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