FIX: TABLEUPDATE() Fails in Remote View With Empty Memo Field

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

1. Run the following code from a program (.PRG) file. It programmatically creates an ODBC User DSN called "VFP TestDB" to connect to a database container called TestDB.dbc. The .dbc is created, a table called TESTTAB is created, and a remote view (called TESTTAB_REMOTE) to that table is created. The view is USEd, the Notes memo field is replaced with the value "", and the TABLEUPDATE() is issued. TABLEUPDATE() returns .F. and the error generated is:
   Connectivity error: [Microsoft][ODBC Visual FoxPro Driver]Invalid string or buffer length.

         LOCAL lcDir, lcSettings, laErrorArray[1]
         CLEAR
         SET EXCLUSIVE OFF
         CLOSE DATABASE ALL
   
         * Declare API function to create ODBC User DSN.
         DECLARE INTEGER SQLConfigDataSource IN odbccp32.DLL ;
            INTEGER, INTEGER, STRING, STRING
         lcDir = SET('DEFAULT')+CURDIR()
         lcSettings="DSN=VFP TestDB"+CHR(0)+;
            "Description=VFP TestDB"+CHR(0)+;
            "SourceDB="+lcDir+"testdb.dbc"+CHR(0)+;
            "SourceType=DBC"
   
         * Call API function to create ODBC User DSN.
         =SQLConfigDataSource(0,1,"Microsoft Visual FoxPro Driver",lcSettings)
   
         SET SAFETY OFF
         * Make the database.
         CREATE DATABASE 'TESTDB.DBC'
   
         * Make the table and index.
         CREATE TABLE 'TESTTAB.DBF' NAME 'TESTTAB' (PK C(5) NOT NULL, ;
            NOTES M NOT NULL)
   
         ALTER TABLE 'TESTTAB' ADD PRIMARY KEY PK TAG PK
   
         CLOSE DATABASE ALL
         OPEN DATABASE testdb SHARED
   
         * Make the remote view.
         CREATE SQL VIEW "TESTTAB_REMOTE" ;
            REMOTE CONNECT "VFP TestDB" ;
            AS SELECT * FROM TESTTAB Testtab
   
         * Set the view properties.
         DBSETPROP('TESTTAB_REMOTE', 'View', 'UpdateType', 1)
         DBSETPROP('TESTTAB_REMOTE', 'View', 'WhereType', 1)
         DBSETPROP('TESTTAB_REMOTE', 'View', 'FetchMemo', .T.)
         DBSETPROP('TESTTAB_REMOTE', 'View', 'SendUpdates', .T.)
         DBSETPROP('TESTTAB_REMOTE', 'View', 'UseMemoSize', 255)
         DBSETPROP('TESTTAB_REMOTE', 'View', 'FetchSize', 100)
         DBSETPROP('TESTTAB_REMOTE', 'View', 'MaxRecords', -1)
         DBSETPROP('TESTTAB_REMOTE', 'View', 'Tables', 'TESTTAB')
         DBSETPROP('TESTTAB_REMOTE', 'View', 'Prepared', .F.)
         DBSETPROP('TESTTAB_REMOTE', 'View', 'CompareMemo', .T.)
         DBSETPROP('TESTTAB_REMOTE', 'View', 'FetchAsNeeded', .F.)
         DBSETPROP('TESTTAB_REMOTE', 'View', 'FetchSize', 100)
         DBSETPROP('TESTTAB_REMOTE', 'View', 'Comment', "")
         DBSETPROP('TESTTAB_REMOTE', 'View', 'BatchUpdateCount', 1)
         DBSETPROP('TESTTAB_REMOTE', 'View', 'ShareConnection', .F.)
         * Set the view field properties.
         DBSETPROP('TESTTAB_REMOTE.pk', 'Field', 'KeyField', .T.)
         DBSETPROP('TESTTAB_REMOTE.pk', 'Field', 'Updatable', .T.)
         DBSETPROP('TESTTAB_REMOTE.pk', 'Field', 'UpdateName', 'TESTTAB.pk')
         DBSETPROP('TESTTAB_REMOTE.pk', 'Field', 'DataType', "C(5)")
         DBSETPROP('TESTTAB_REMOTE.notes', 'Field', 'KeyField', .F.)
         DBSETPROP('TESTTAB_REMOTE.notes', 'Field', 'Updatable', .T.)
         DBSETPROP('TESTTAB_REMOTE.notes', 'Field', 'UpdateName', ;
            'TESTTAB.notes')
         DBSETPROP('TESTTAB_REMOTE.notes', 'Field', 'DataType', "M")
   
         SET SAFETY ON
   
         * Add a couple of records to the table.
         INSERT INTO TESTTAB VALUES ("A", "1234567890")
         INSERT INTO TESTTAB VALUES ("B", "1234567890")
         CLOSE DATABASE ALL
         OPEN DATABASE testdb
   
         * Open the view.
         USE testdb!TESTTAB_remote
   
         *Replace field with "" and issue TABLEUPDATE()
         REPLACE NOTES WITH ""
         IF !TABLEUPDATE(.T.)
            ?"Tableupdate failed with the following error:"
            =AERROR(laErrorArray)
            ?laErrorArray(2)
            =TABLEREVERT()
         ENDIF
   						

   CREATE TABLE 'TESTTAB.DBF' NAME 'TESTTAB' (PK C(5) NOT NULL, ;
      NOTES M NULL)
						

   REPLACE NOTES WITH NULL
						

1. Set the following environment setting in Visual FoxPro 5.0. This makes the NULL display as an empty string.

         SET NULLDISPLAY TO ""

2. In an Editbox Valid method, you could add the following code to ensure that the NULL is used if the Value property of the Editbox is empty:

         IF EMPTY(This.Value)
            This.Value = NULL
         ENDIF