find the LENgth of a TEXT/NTEXT field

is this possible in T-SQL? (SQL Server 2000)
I want to find if the field is not null but empty (has no text in it).
Use DATALENGTH.
Adam Machanic
Pro SQL Server 2005, available now
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"John Richardson" <j3richardson@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> is this possible in T-SQL? (SQL Server 2000)
> I want to find if the field is not null but empty (has no text in it).
>
>
|||thanks. can't believe I didn't see that.
"Adam Machanic" <amachanic@.hotmail._removetoemail_.com> wrote in message
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> Use DATALENGTH.
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> Adam Machanic
> Pro SQL Server 2005, available now
> http://www.apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=457
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>
> "John Richardson" <j3richardson@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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