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GeneralUsing NULLs in database fields Pin
Luis Alonso Ramos18-Jan-05 12:19
Luis Alonso Ramos18-Jan-05 12:19 
Hello,

I'm designing a new database, and I was wondering what is better: to use default values for some fields, or to allow NULL values?

I know NULLs are more of a hassle because you have to explicitly check for NULL everytime, but they allow the user to indicate if the value was provided or not. With default values you don't have to check every time for NULL, but you don't know if the user entered the default value or didn't enter anything.

I was thinking about using default values for most fields, and only using NULL values where I really need them (eg. date when an employee was fired).

Any thoughts on this?

-- LuisR



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