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Jules

Member since Aug 14, 2014

Recent Blog Comments By Jules

  • Why NULL Values Should Not Be Used in a Database Unless Required

    Posted on Aug 14, 2014 at 11:14 AM

    @Ben, "Sure thing boss, I will just grab all records whose SSN field has a ZERO length." I'd see it as a bit of a red flag if anyone preferred ...WHERE LEN(SSN)=0 over either ...WHERE SSN = '' or ...WHERE SSN IS NULL regardless of the potential confusion over which magic no-data value yo... read more »

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