To comment on the following update, log in, then open the issue: http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=65943 Issue #:|65943 Summary:|Null values for Boolean Fields are very problematic Component:|Database access Version:|OOo 2.0.2 Platform:|All URL:| OS/Version:|All Status:|UNCONFIRMED Status whiteboard:| Keywords:| Resolution:| Issue type:|DEFECT Priority:|P3 Subcomponent:|none Assigned to:|dbaneedsconfirm Reported by:|ronnystandtke
------- Additional comments from [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed May 31 00:05:37 -0700 2006 ------- I was working on a form letter with a database backend. In this database I defined some Boolean fields. In the letter I had some conditional text depending on the Boolean fields in the database. Somehow it never worked right and I was so frustrated with OOo that I almost gave up. After many many hours of try and error I noticed that the gray ticks in the database table are actually showing a "NULL" value. I was very surprised that a Boolean can be "NULL". I was even more surprised that you are defaulting to "NULL" when inserting values into a table. And my last surprise was that you use a selected(!) checkbox for rendering a "NULL" value. To avoid the same frustration for other people you should: - not support "NULL" values for Boolean fields per default (should only be supported as an option for database gurus) - set Boolean fields per default to "FALSE" when inserting data into a database table - use the string "NULL" for rendering "NULL" values --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please do not reply to this automatically generated notification from Issue Tracker. Please log onto the website and enter your comments. http://qa.openoffice.org/issue_handling/project_issues.html#notification --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
