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>ISNULL( mytable.[option], CAST('' as CHAR(8))) as [OPTION]
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This works! Thank you very much.
Actually I tried this syntax before I posted my initial message but I only included the OPTION in AS part in brackets. And I noticed that you included the MYTABLE.[OPTION] in brackets too. And after I have done it, it works.
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