diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 608c9e18..4447b72d 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.00.1 (2012-08-28 19:07:21) rc4
+Version 2.00.1 (2012-08-28 19:11:39) rc4
diff --git a/gluon/dal.py b/gluon/dal.py
index e1b89d05..e7885b4c 100644
--- a/gluon/dal.py
+++ b/gluon/dal.py
@@ -6386,6 +6386,9 @@ class Row(object):
     def __contains__(self,key):
         return key in self.__dict__
 
+    def __nonzero__(self):
+        return len(self.__dict__)>0
+
     def update(self, *args, **kwargs):
         self.__dict__.update(*args, **kwargs)