postgresql version 7.1.3, compiled with gcc 2.95.2 on solaris 2.6, running on solaris 2.8.
provisioning=> \d enduser Table "enduser" Attribute | Type | Modifier -----------------+-------------------+---------------------------- account | character varying | not null active | boolean | not null default 't'::bool isp_id | integer | not null speed_plan_id | integer | not null service_plan_id | integer | not null node_id | integer | not null cm_macaddr | macaddr | not null Indices: enduser_cm_macaddr_key, enduser_pkey provisioning=> insert into enduser values ('2', 't', 1, 1, 1, 1, '00:00:00:00:00:00'); INSERT 20853 1 provisioning=> select account,cm_macaddr from enduser where account = '2'; account | cm_macaddr ---------+------------ 2 | (1 row) provisioning=> select count(*) from enduser where cm_macaddr is null; count ------- 0 (1 row) it's not null, so shouldn't it be retrieving as '00:00:00:00:00:00'? not that i ever expect to encounter that macaddress in the field, but for consistency's sake... i just tested 'ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff', and it works fine. ps postgresql sends mysql running back home to mommy. you guys are my heroes. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] (michael handler) washington, dc ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org