>WM> http://evolt.org/article/webforms/17/10199/index.html > >is damn fine...however... > > sField = Request.Form("Field") > if isEmpty(sField) then > ... > end if > >always comes back false as it has been initialized by assigning a >field value, even if that value is "" as "" is a valid value that isn't >empty. someone else has already mentioned this on the article, so i >won't add another comment... > >have a look at sgd's article which, i think, backs me up! :> > >http://evolt.org/article/Empty_Nothing_and_Null_How_do_you_feel_today/17/346/index.html sgd's the one who suggested i change it from 'if trim(sField)="" then' to 'if isEmpty(trim(sField)) then' in fact, when that other comment came up, i did some testing and responded, as you can see on the article. i could not reproduce what the two of you are suggesting. maybe it's a version thing? -- mattwarden mattwarden.com