>>Is there a simple way (without having to check all the datatypes) to get the equivalent empty value for a variable. For example

>>FOO(12) ------------> 0
>>FOO("abcd") --------> ""
>>FOO(DATE()) --------> { }
>>FOO(DATETIME()) ----> { :}

>>etc.
>>
>>I can write FOO if I need to. Just wondering if there is already a feature in the language.
>>
>>Thanks......Rich
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>If the data is in a field, you can use the BLANK command.

Thanks for responding.
The data will be either a variable or an element of an array.