Maybe

CLEAR
CLOSE DATABASES all

CREATE CURSOR crsTest (myBlob Blob)
aa = FILETOSTR(HOME(4)+[Bitmaps\Assorted\BALLOON.BMP])
INSERT INTO crsTest VALUES(aa)
myVar = DATE()
? EmptyVal(TYPE([myVar]))

myVar = 98
? EmptyVal(TYPE([myVar]))

myVar = [Vlado]
? EmptyVal(TYPE([myVar]))

myVar = crsTest.myBlob
? EmptyVal(TYPE([myVar]))
? [END]

RETURN

**********
FUNCTION EmptyVal(lcType)
**********
Return CAST([] AS &lcType) 

>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