Hi Thanks for your replies.
My Sql select lloks like:
Select * from TableA Left Outer Join Tableb on Key=Keyb.......
I was trying to avoid having to get into inserting specific Filed names into the Select statement.
If there was a Global setting like Set Nulls to Zero/Blank, it would mean I would not have to identify each field separately.
regards,
Gerard



>>If I do a select Left Outer join, I end up with Nulls in the fields where no match exists in the Joined Table.
>>Is there any VFP setting where I can default these to zero (if numeric) or spaces(if Character) rather then Null.
>>I know I can post process the table and do an if Isnull() , but my prererence is to avoid having to do this if it can be done.
>>Thanks in advance
>>
>>Gerard
>
>You could do this in your select:
>

>SELECT MainTable.SomeField,;
>       NVL(LeftJoinedTable.NumericField, 0000000.00) AS NumericField,;
>       NVL(LeftJoinedTable.CharField, SPACE(??))            AS CharField;
>FROM ....
>