Hi, On Sat, 2003-02-22 at 18:07, Bruce Young wrote: > how can i get around this.. It requires an integer; AFAIK you can't insert blank value there. > oh and what is the best datatype to use for a 10 digit phone number?. I always use char type for phone numbers. I think you don't need int column type. Do you make calculations with the numbers? ;) Best regards, -- Devrim GUNDUZ www.gunduz.org