Hi Viv

>No - Varbinary is just an array of bytes.

OK, thanks for the explanation.


>Worse yet. From BITTEST help: 'If the specified expression is not an integer, it is converted to an integer before performing the operation' so I was wrong about being able to use 52 bits, - looks like 31 is the limit. Could you divide the modules into logical groups of 31 or less and use a int for each group?

Wow, that sure is limiting from my point of usage.


>Or maybe you'd be better served just using a lookup table?

Now that is an idea, I could probably use encrypted records. Thanks I will think on this line.