When I first started with Zope I was pulling information out of a temporary mySQL database for experimentation and putting it into a <table>. Everything worked fine for the database fields which had null values <dmtl-var field1 null=" "> I then downloaded ZODBCDA to start pulling off of an Access 2000 database which has the live data I need to display. I ran across a curious bug/feature? in regards to ZODBCDA and Access 2000. When I use the <dtml-var field1 null=" ">, Zope wouldn't recognize null values from Access. I checked and double checked that the field values were actually null in Access. I ended up having to switch my dtml-method to: <dtml-if field1> <td align="center"><dmtl-var field1></td> <dtml-else> <td>&nbps;</td> </dtml-if> instead of the old way. Is this a problem with ZODBCDA, Access, or better yet me? I know Access is not the database I should be using for the data, but one thing at a time. Thanks for any info, Andrew __________________________________________________________________________ Visit http://www.visto.com/info, your free web-based communications center. Visto.com. Life on the Dot.