Index: trunk/kernel/include/item.php
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diff -u -r2687 -r2734
--- trunk/kernel/include/item.php	(.../item.php)	(revision 2687)
+++ trunk/kernel/include/item.php	(.../item.php)	(revision 2734)
@@ -153,19 +153,19 @@
 						else
 						{
 							$this->CustomFields[$f->Get("FieldName")]['value'] = $f->HasField('Value') ? $f->Get('Value') : '';	
-							$this->CustomFields[$f->Get("FieldName")]['lang_value'] = '';						
+							$this->CustomFields[$f->Get("FieldName")]['lang_value'] = null;						
 						}																
 					}
 					else
 					{
 						$this->CustomFields[$f->Get("FieldName")]['value'] = strlen($f->HasField('Value')) ? $f->Get('Value') : '';
-						$this->CustomFields[$f->Get("FieldName")]['lang_value'] = '';
+						$this->CustomFields[$f->Get("FieldName")]['lang_value'] = null;
 					}
 				}
 				else
 				{
 					$this->CustomFields[$f->Get("FieldName")]['value'] = strlen($f->HasField('Value')) ? $f->Get('Value') : '';
-					$this->CustomFields[$f->Get("FieldName")]['lang_value'] = '';
+					$this->CustomFields[$f->Get("FieldName")]['lang_value'] = null;
 															
 				}
 			}