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>>>>And Not Empty(tablename.columnname)
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>>>Look at the DATALENTH() function in SQL-DOL. Also if the field accepts null values you'd use IS NULL.
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>>George,
>>
>>Why would you use DATALENTH() function in this case when 'NOT LEN(tablename.columnname)=0' does the job?
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>Sergey,
>
>LEN() only applies to strings. DATALENGTH() can be used on any type, including binary and image.

I still don't get how DATALENGTH() can be used to check for EMPTY().