>dumb question of the week for a misplaced vfp developer:
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>is there an empty() command in vb or is len(trim(datafield.value)) = 0 the best i can do?
For VFP similar empty try ISNULL() or ISEMPTY(). For Len(Trim... try
LENGTH(TRIM(...)).
Steve Medvid
Systems Analyst
Environmental Resource Management