>>I would not tell the database that field is null. To me it isn't.
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>You would be wrong, and E.F. Codd is turning over in his grave. (And Fabian Pascal has crotch itch.)
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>But I think I'm giving up on the UT for a while.


Harrumph to you, too <g>.

I hope you aren't "giving up on the UT for a while" over this. It hardly seems worth it. Just because someone disagrees with you about an element of relational theory?

If you can show me a reference to Dr. Codd or some other respected relational expert saying dates have to be populated or null, and not empty, I will be happy to admit I was wrong.

Smiling at your line about Fabian Pascal. Maybe that explains his perpetually pugnacious behavior <g>.