diff --git a/harbour/ChangeLog b/harbour/ChangeLog
index a6f4329847..7243af9dac 100644
--- a/harbour/ChangeLog
+++ b/harbour/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2001-11-15 14:06 GMT-3 Horacio Roldan <harbour_ar@yahoo.com.ar>
+   * source/rdd/dbfcdx/dbfcdx1.c
+     ! fixed bug: value of empty memo was NIL instead of ""
+       reported by Andi Jahja
+
 2001-11-15 13:55 GMT+1 Antonio Linares <alinares@fivetech.com>
    * include/hbapi.h
      Enhanced HB_IS_OBJECT( PHB_ITEM )
diff --git a/harbour/source/rdd/dbfcdx/dbfcdx1.c b/harbour/source/rdd/dbfcdx/dbfcdx1.c
index a76fa36d43..5bdaec500f 100644
--- a/harbour/source/rdd/dbfcdx/dbfcdx1.c
+++ b/harbour/source/rdd/dbfcdx/dbfcdx1.c
@@ -364,6 +364,11 @@ static void hb_cdxGetMemo( CDXAREAP pArea, USHORT uiIndex, PHB_ITEM pItem )
          hb_itemSetCMemo( pItem );
       }
    }
+   else
+   {
+      hb_itemPutC( pItem, "");
+      hb_itemSetCMemo( pItem );
+   }
 }
 
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