>>>Thank you. Is this a "good practice" setting up this type of constraint in the database?
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>>Yes. Setting up constraints in a database to prevent invalid input is a good practice.
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>I realize that. I meant the constraint like "len(field)>0". Kind of seems to be odd but I have never set up constrains so what do I know. Thank you.
This constraint is perfectly fine.
If it's not broken, fix it until it is.
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