Re: Problem with NULL values

Thomas Parsli <thomas.parsli@startsiden.no> wrote: >"Obnoxio The Clown" <obnoxio@hotmail.com> writes: >> From: Thomas Parsli <thomas.parsli@startsiden.no> ..... >> >The reason I don't like NULLs are mainly that sometimes you don't always >> >know what >> >happens with them (Informix looks decent there) and -the most important >> >one- >> >people sometime forgets to insert values there so it ends up as a NULL when >> >it >> >should have been something else. >> >> Which is why you can specify a NOT NULL constraint. > >And then your back to the problem with "unknown":) Except you can specify a default value and/or write your application in such a way that the user can't simply skip the required fields. carlos carlos Currently on hiatus from unemployment. ---------------------- Do you do Linux? :) Get your FREE @linuxstart.com email address at: http://www.linuxstart.com