title: Syntax for "If null, then display"
body: <p>My column has a set of variables in one column. I want to either display "X" or a custom message, ignoring Y, Z, etc and only focus on the presence of an X or a lack thereof</p>
  
  <p>I have this working in crystal reports 11 but not 8.5, but I can't upgrade at work. How can I modify this snippet to work once again?</p>
  
  <pre><code>If IsNull({@CONTACT}) Then
  "No Contact At This Time"
  else
  {@CONTACT}
  </code></pre>
  
  <p><code>{@CONTACT}</code> asks for "is like: X" The problem is that if "is like: X" isn't satisfied then the if statement doesn't even run.</p>