Difference between revisions of "SET NULLDISPLAY"

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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
[[ALTER TABLE]], [[CREATE TABLE]], [[EMPTY()]], [[INSERT]],  [[ISBLANK()]], [[ISNULL()]], [[NVL()]], [[SET NULL]], [[SET SQL]]
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==Description==
 
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[[Category:Set_Commands|NULLDISPLAY]]
 
[[Category:Set_Commands|NULLDISPLAY]]
 
[[Category:SQL]]
 
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Latest revision as of 06:12, 15 April 2013

Purpose

To specify the text displayed for NULL values

Syntax

SET NULLDISPLAY TO [<expC>]

See Also

ALTER TABLE, COALESCE(), CREATE TABLE, EMPTY(), IFNULL(), INSERT, ISBLANK(), ISNULL(), NVL(), SET NULL, SET SQL

Description

The SET NULLDISPLAY command is used to specify the text displayed for NULL values. By default NULL values are displayed as .NULL.. The optional <expC> is used to specify alternative display text. If <expC> is omitted, then the display is reset to the default.

Example

set sql to vfp
set null on
set heading off
CREATE TABLE nullon (firstname c(20), lastname c(20))
INSERT INTO nullon (lastname) VALUES ("Smith")
list off
.NULL.    Smith
 
set nulldisplay to "<null>"
list off
<null>    Smith
 
set nulldisplay to
list off
.NULL.    Smith