--- views.module.original	2008-03-07 11:59:42.000000000 -0600
+++ views.module	2008-03-07 12:28:55.000000000 -0600
@@ -1921,8 +1921,11 @@
 function views_handler_filter_like($op, $filter, $filterinfo, &$query) {
   switch (trim($filter['value'])) {
     case (''):
-      return;
-      break;
+      // allow testing on empty strings for CCK data fields
+      if ( substr($filter['field'],0,15) != 'node_data_field' ) {
+        return;
+        break;
+      }
   }
   switch ($op) {
     case 'handler':
@@ -2143,4 +2146,4 @@
 // An implementation of hook_devel_caches() from devel.module. Must be in views.module so it always is included.
 function views_devel_caches() {
   return array('cache_views');
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}