Are you checking for NULLs on both the sides? What if one has null value and the other not null value? On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 15:14:30 -0600, "Ben Sauer" <SauerBL@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> said: > Probably pretty basic... but I've got a trigger that needs to execute > when the > new VarChar2 field <> the old VarChar2 field. In other words on Change. > But > it > seems that <> has strange results with them in the trigger. Am I > supposed to > use some alternate function like .equals() in Java. If so would somebody > mind > some syntax for me? > Thanks, > Ben > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This message may contain confidential information, and is > intended only for the use of the individual(s) to whom it > is addressed. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > -- > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l