Re: argument against using '() for null values? ([Chicken-users] DBI)

[Jeremy Sydik]

Thinking more about it, I'm leaning MORE toward '() than before.  I  
also like relying
on a representation that's "standard" scheme rather than one that's  
specifically part
of Chicken if we have the choice (and we do)

On Feb 27, 2008, at 5:29 PM, Ozzi wrote:

> > I suggest that a row be an a-list, and that null columns be  
> > represented
> > by being non-existent in the a-list.  If you end up preferring a  
> > plain
> > list or a vector, then use (void) instead -- I am trying to get this
> > standardized as the Chicken representation of SQL's NULL.
>
> Is there an argument against using '() instead of (void) SQL NULL  
> values?
>
>
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