What is your select statement? If your select has SUM in it and there are no records satisfying the condition, it will result in one record with NULL in the SUM field.

>Hi Naomi.
>
>Just comong back to this now.
>Still dont know how to get the count in Sql and test it.
>x=Convert.ToInt32(Convert.ToDouble(rdrCount["CALLS"].ToString().Trim()))
>
>If I use the above, and zero records are 'calculated', a single record with a Blank in CALLS field is returned
>If say 20 records are returned, 20 (an INT) is returned in CALLS
>
>Is there a way to test the Type of CALLS in c#
>
>----- Pseudo Code ----------
>
>If TYpe(Calls) is Blank and Calls = Spaces
> Then assume no records returned
>Else
> x=Convert.ToInt32(Convert.ToDouble(rdrCount["CALLS"].ToString().Trim()))
>Endif
>
>
>Regards,
>Gerard
>
>
>
>
>>>Ni Naomi.
>>>I'm running VFP8
>>>I wonder why this woudl have changed from 8 to 9
>>>regards,
>>>Gerard
>>>
>>>
>>It was changed in VFP9 to be more ANSI-SQL standard. It sure caused some maintenance and hard to find bugs, although the behavior is documented and also was discussed here in the forum.