You're welcome.

>That's what I was afraid of. Thanks for responding.
>
>>No, there isn't.
>>
>>>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