Dear Ron Or try this SELECT * FROM `paypal_payment_info` WHERE ifnull(os1, '') <> 'commission_paid' ============ regds amit "The difference between fiction and reality? Fiction has to make sense." On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 7:55 AM, Ron Piggott <ron.piggott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > > When I do the following query in mySQL only 1 record is retrieved. > > SELECT * FROM `paypal_payment_info` WHERE `os1` NOT LIKE 'commission_paid' > > I am surprised by this. This one record has no characters in it, but the > âINSERT INTOâ that created it used: ( `os1` ) VALUES ( ââ ) instead of: ( > `os1` ) VALUES ( NULL ) . There are a number of records where `os1` is > NULL. I would like these rows to retrieve as well. How do I make a WHERE > clause for a cell that is NULL ? > > Ron > > The Verse of the Day > âEncouragement from Godâs Wordâ > http://www.TheVerseOfTheDay.info >