TDBF and empty field lazarus / 16-Databases ---------------------------------------------------------------------- christophe_D · 2007-01-31 12:05 hello , with this code i have a probleme when a field is empty i have a error "invalide cast" with a TBDF when Myfield (FtString) is empty MyEdit is a Tedit Code: [Select] procedure Tform1.Myprocedure; begin   MyEdit.text:=MyBase.fieldValues['MyFiled']; [../..] end; so for the moment i use this code Code: [Select] procedure Tform1.Myprocedure; begin   if MyBase.fieldValues['MyFiled']<>'' then MyEdit.text:=MyBase.fieldValues['MyFiled']; [../..] end; is there a solution ?? use a a TDBedit , i can't because MyEdit is not use only with MyBase thank for your answer ---------------------------------------------------------------------- lazarillo · 2007-01-31 14:00 procedure Tform1.Myprocedure; begin   if MyBase.FieldByName('name_field').AsString <>'' then .................................................. end; ---------------------------------------------------------------------- christophe_D · 2007-02-01 12:03 Quote from: "lazarillo"procedure Tform1.Myprocedure; begin   if MyBase.FieldByName('name_field').AsString <>'' then .................................................. end; thanks !!! i have forget the [.AsString] !!!!