>>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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>lvEmptyValue = CAST("" as myType)
>
>See Re: Empty this... Thread #1304137 Message #1304192 for the best answer.

Shoot......I forgot about losing the VFP version when you do a preview of the message. This will be in VFP 8 so CAST/ICASE are unavailable.

Thanks for responding