null="#not len(arguments.CustomerBean.getName())#" should work (or
something like it). This can get more difficult to handle with
non-string fields.

-Dave

>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/13/05 11:23 PM >>>
Hi all,

Just a very quick question.

I'm writing a DAO for a customer table using a SQL server database.

In the Update() method of the DAO, I have something like this;

<cffunction name="update" displayname="Update(CustomerBean 
CustomerBean)" returnType="CustomerBean" output="false" hint="I update a

customer record in the Database.">
    <cfargument name="CustomerBean" type="CustomerBean" required="true">
     <cfset var ItemUpdate = "" />
     <cfquery datasource="#dsn#" name="ItemUpdate" dbtype="odbc">
         UPDATE    customer
         SET        name =                <cfqueryparam 
cfsqltype="cf_sql_varchar" value="#arguments.CustomerBean.getName()#" 
maxlength="40" null="no" />,
                guarantor =            <cfqueryparam 
cfsqltype="cf_sql_integer" 
value="#arguments.CustomerBean.getGuarantor()#" null="yes" />,

etc.. etc...

In the table that I am working with, there are a lot of fields that can 
contain a NULL value, and when this is read in using the Read() method, 
they are represented in CF as a zero length string.

When I am doing an update, do I reall have to use the following line of 
code to set null values ?

UPDATE    customer
         SET        name =                <cfif 
arguments.CustomerBean.getName() is ''><cfqueryparam 
cfsqltype="cf_sql_varchar" value="#arguments.CustomerBean.getName()#" 
maxlength="40" null="yes" /><cfelse><cfqueryparam 
cfsqltype="cf_sql_varchar" value="#arguments.CustomerBean.getName()#" 
maxlength="40" null="no" /></cfif>,

It seems a bit cumbersome and I was wondering if there is a better way.

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Cheers,

Callum


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