David,

Whre did you get idea that I'm unwillin to use them?

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>Given that the source code is freely available and visible inside the master database I don't understand the unwillingness to use them. I've not looked at the Yukon beta but I'd say it's a safe bet that these MS extentions are there, and if they aren't they could be ported.
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>>I don't use them in applications either but don't see a problem in using them for DBA tasks.