You can also use SET NULLDISPLAY to change the NULLs to blank ro whatever.
As an aside, Bret, .NULL. is the proper return value in JOINs. Blank is not valid, as there may be a joined blank. See? Jim Booth could explain this better.
>>Bret,
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>>You can use NVL() to return a blank, 0, or .F. where your LEFT JOIN returns nulls.
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>Thanks I will try that
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