>Leave it to you to point out these probably minor bugs <g>.

I'm not so sure it's a bug. It's been around a LONG time. <g>

I found it because clients were getting the string ".NULL." in a character field in a table that stores before/after values of fields they specify. The generic code was using Transform(Oldval()) to store the value.

The point is that .NULL. bites EVERYONE sooner or later, even if you work hard to keep it out of the picture.

>How's life, old pal? If you're missing Illinois, I can FedEx you some authentic snow and slush.

Not missing it THAT much! <g> And haven't you heard it snowed in Malibu last week? The locals were standing in parking lots staring at the surrounding mountains. They'd never seen them with snow cover.

I'll be in Toledo this weekend anyway, so I should get plenty of "snow" experience.