> Can someone tell me how to properly compare the value returned from the > db to see if it is blank ? Depending on how you got it in there, I suspect the value from the db could be: NULL 0000-00-00 00:00:00 0 You may need to test if the value is == '' to catch the NULL case. Everything else has already been covered, I think. -- WARNING [EMAIL PROTECTED] address is an endangered species -- Use [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wanna help me out? Like Music? Buy a CD: http://l-i-e.com/artists.htm Volunteer a little time: http://chatmusic.com/volunteer.htm -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]