--- php_mssql.c.orig	2007-10-20 01:05:10.000000000 +0200
+++ php_mssql.c	2007-10-20 19:55:52.000000000 +0200
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@
 
 static void php_mssql_get_column_content_with_type(mssql_link *mssql_ptr,int offset,zval *result, int column_type  TSRMLS_DC)
 {
-	if (dbdata(mssql_ptr->link,offset) == NULL && dbdatlen(mssql_ptr->link,offset) == 0) {
+	if (dbdata(mssql_ptr->link,offset) == NULL && dbdatlen(mssql_ptr->link,offset) == 0 && dbdatlenreallynegative(mssql_ptr->link,offset) == TRUE) {
 		ZVAL_NULL(result);
 		return;
 	}