Marc: For you, the danger would be to set it OFF right now without checking your programs. If your programs were done with the assumption that eqnull was set ON, then you better not change the setting. Here's the main difference:
set var vtext1 = 'hello', vtext2 text = null if vtext1 <> .vtext2 then pause 2 using 'they are not equal, so do something' endif if eqnull ON, then the pause would evaluate because it is able to compare a null to a value. If you eqnull is OFF (which I believe the majority of us do), then a null cannot be compared with anything and the pause would NOT evaluate. Karen > Marc, > > When EQNULL is on, R:BASE doesn't distinguish a null from a zero, so any > average calculations are screwy. > > Bill > > On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 8:41 PM, Marc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> After reading the other thread I got nervous about my EQNULL setting. >> I have it set to ON, so now I am worried. I had a problem sometime back >> and setting EQNULL ON fixed that problem so I just leave it on. >> >> What are the dangers with it ON? >> >> thanks >> Marc >> > >
