>It is a server database. I am buffering a remote view of the remote table.
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>The field is set to accept nulls in the remote view.
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>I do need to upgrade to SP3.

The reason I mentioned it was that it could be a problem with the ODBC driver causing the C5 (or as I came to call it the "C*&^%$@*5"< g >). SP3 might help, but I'm not 100% sure. At any rate, upgrading to SP3, is the thing to do regardless.