not IsEmpty problem

[desiree]

I have a script that starts by checking if a date field is populated. If it is it displays a message and exits the script. Something is causing the script to read the date field as populated when it's not. Any suggestions?

[Inky Phil]

Could the date field have a blank space in it maybe ?

 

Phil

[desiree]

So far as I can tell, no. I am also not sure how a space would be getting into that field. Populating that field is one of the last things that would happen in this script.

[Maarten Witberg]

You can test by using the script step

 

if[not IsEmpty(trim(your_field)) ]

 

kjoe

[Robert Schaub]

What exactly does your If statement read?

 

Is the field a true date field of is it text?

[desiree]

Yes it is a true date field

[Robert Schaub]

[ QUOTE ]

What exactly does your If statement read?

 

 

 

[/ QUOTE ]

 

 

Does it read something like this?

 

If IsEmpty(YourField)

##Do your task

Else

Exit Script

End If

 

Obviously the ## is just a comment , you would put your statement here.

[desiree]

actually it is a "not IsEmpty"