--- /opt/cvs/dotgnu/pnet/cscc/c/c_types.c	Sat Aug 24 11:02:09 2002
+++ /tmp/dotgnu/pnet/cscc/c/c_types.c	Wed Aug 28 20:30:01 2002
@@ -968,7 +968,10 @@
 	ILAttribute *attr;
 
 	/* Determine the total length of the attribute value */
-	fieldLen = strlen(fieldName);
+	if(fieldName)
+		fieldLen = strlen(fieldName);
+	else
+		fieldLen = 0;
 	fieldHeaderLen = ILMetaCompressData(fieldHeader, fieldLen);
 	storageLen = strlen(storageName);
 	storageHeaderLen = ILMetaCompressData(storageHeader, storageLen);