Assuming you run MySQL, why don't you just remove the " ' "? SELECT * FROM MyTable WHERE MyField=NULL Sincerely berber Visit http://www.weberdev.com/ Today!!! To see where PHP might take you tomorrow. Share your code : http://addexample.weberdev.com -----Original Message----- From: Ron Allen [mailto:Ronald.Allen@bondsteel2.areur.army.mil] Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 11:29 AM To: php-db@lists.php.net Subject: Query problem I have done this in the past, but for some reason it isn't working now (maybe a moron). I am trying to select all of the empty or NULL fields in a column. This is what I have select * from ticket where Type = 'Line' and Closeddate = ' empty space' and have tried the following select * from ticket where Type = 'Line' and Closeddate = 'Null' select * from ticket where Type = 'Line' and Closeddate = 'NULL' any clues ???? -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php