hi i need help... Query:A table by name service,in that a field by name end_date which is date.Some times i required to store 'oooo-oo-oo' as date.When i generarte a report it gives error unable to get value for field of class 'java.sql.Date'.So i tried to store some dummy date as '1800-01-01' in the field.So i want to check in the report whenever i find this date it has to display empty space.PLz any help me, how to write expression for this.