There was the thread from this message #879301. I think the issue was with vartype when the type was vetted the data had to be checked for null. It failed for me in my particular application.
I looked at the thread. Interesting < s >. As I said, I have not experienced this problem. But now I will keep my eyes open and be on the lookout for it. I'll report back here if and when and happens to me < s >.