hi, You can use DBNull.
DBNull - First it returns true if such a value is null, then converts the value to an empty string if it is null. For instance, If dbval Is DBNull.value then return "" End If Thanks ViSolve DB Team. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roberto William Aranda-W Roman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <mysql@lists.mysql.com> Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 12:03 AM Subject: Null !? hello anybody knows how i should interpret the (null) value in a field in order to visual.net can recognize as just null and then make desicions? tanks a lot