SQL-Question:Empty string in Oracle

From: Sackwitz, Antje <Sackwitz_at_vst.vossloh.de>
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 14:53:45 +0200
Message-Id: <10591.114713@fatcity.com>

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we have external programs reading values from Oralce8 database that = need an
empty string, if no other value is available - i.e. instead of NULL: = How can
I tell Oracle that there is a difference between NULL ( nothing) and an empty string? ANd how can I tell my column to use the empty string as default value?

Regards,
Antje Sackwitz

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Antje Sackwitz
Vossloh System-Technik GmbH
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24145 Kiel

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