Index: openacs-4/packages/news/www/item-create-3.tcl
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/news/www/item-create-3.tcl,v
diff -u -r1.22 -r1.23
--- openacs-4/packages/news/www/item-create-3.tcl	19 Jun 2018 10:08:24 -0000	1.22
+++ openacs-4/packages/news/www/item-create-3.tcl	12 Feb 2019 17:12:19 -0000	1.23
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
     publish_body:allhtml,notnull,trim
     publish_body.format:path,notnull,trim
     {publish_lead {}}
-    {publish_date_ansi:trim "[db_null]"}
-    {archive_date_ansi:trim "[db_null]"}
+    {publish_date_ansi:trim ""}
+    {archive_date_ansi:trim ""}
     permanent_p:boolean,notnull
 } -errors {
      imgfile_valid {Image file invalid}
@@ -42,15 +42,15 @@
     set approval_date [dt_sysdate]
     set live_revision_p "t"
 } else {
-    set approval_user [db_null]
-    set approval_ip [db_null]
-    set approval_date [db_null]
+    set approval_user ""
+    set approval_ip ""
+    set approval_date ""
     set live_revision_p "f"
 }
 
 # Allow the user to "never expire" a news item.
 if {$permanent_p == "t"} {
-    set archive_date_ansi [db_null]
+    set archive_date_ansi ""
 } 
 
 # get creation_foo