| NUL( ) | Test String for Empty/Null | 
NUL(string[,ERR=stmtref])
Where: 
| string | String data to be tested if null. | 
| stmtref | Program line number or label to which to transfer control. | 
The NUL function will return a non-zero (TRUE) value if the string passed has a length of zero or consists solely of space characters. It will return a zero (FALSE) value if the string contains anything other than spaces.