RE: Blank vs. space (not null) from a database

[Chris Borokowski <athloi -at- yahoo -dot- com>]

This appeals to me, too. "Blank" is for forms on web
pages, or physical pages, but "empty" describes the
database field with nothing in it. One way to
compromise would be at the first mention of empty, to
define it.

"If the field is empty (with a space character as
placeholder) click on the panic button."

--- Lauren <lt34 -at- csus -dot- edu> wrote:

> I use "empty."  Most of the database users and other
> people that use data
> understand the concept of an "empty" field.  "Empty"
> requires quotes or
> something to preserve the data, "null" just requires
> a field separator, and
> "blank" is not a term that I use to describe data.


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