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16/04/2009 06:18:58
Cetin Basoz
Engineerica Inc.
Izmir, Turkey
 
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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Coding, syntax & commands
Title:
Environment versions
Visual FoxPro:
VFP 9
OS:
Windows XP
Network:
Windows XP
Database:
Visual FoxPro
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Thread ID:
01393914
Message ID:
01395083
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>>>You need to look at the actual values in these controls, particularly the EditBox. If the EditBox is linked to a Memo field, then I believe that EMPTY() is only true if value is zero-length.
>>>
>>
>>No, it is not a true statement. It might show as 'Memo' but empty() in that code would return true if memo only have white space created with CRLF, TAB and space.
>>
>>Update: BTW he took that part from me and glued with some new code. But he doesn't say what does 'not work' mean, what are the actual datatypes etc.
>>
>>Cetin
>
>Cetin,
>
>I just tested this and a Memo field with spaces, etc., returns a false for EMPTY().
>
>Chris

Chris,
I think I misinterpereted your saying wrong originally. Attached on code's top probably at that time I thought in reference to that code. Now reading your sentence alone here, you are right too. Sorry for the misinterpretation. Mine was about the code piece I showed in other post.

Cetin
Çetin Basöz

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