If the field is empty, NULL is returned from FldGetTextPtr(). Check for
this before calling
DmWrite().
-Ken
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> From: Rochester, Dean[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Reply To: Palm Developer Forum
> Sent: Monday, February 12, 2001 4:14 PM
> To: Palm Developer Forum
> Subject: If the text field is empty...
>
> If I have a field on a table that is blank, with this code have a problem?
> Since there is nothing in the field, will this have a problem?
>
> // Get the text from a field
> static void getText( FieldPtr field, VoidPtr precord, Word offset )
> {
> CharPtr pfield; // CH.5 Pointer to field text
>
> // CH.5 Get the text pointer
> pfield = FldGetTextPtr( field );
>
> // CH.5 Copy it
> DmWrite( precord, offset, pfield, StrLen( pfield ) );
>
> // CH.5 We're done
> return;
> }
>
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