>>>>Yes, it is CA for SQL Server. And I don't know how to use SQL Profiler; will have to search for newbie article.
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>>>Simply invoke it from the Tools menu and then Run a trace. For now, nothing else is required. Although if you're running SSRS there will be too much extra stuff in the trace and you may want to filter by the application.
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>>Thank you. I will try that. But I wanted to be sure that the length of the UpdateNameList was not causing the issue.
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>For a quick test, you can leave only few fields in that list and re-test.
I think I found the problem. The column that I was "using" as a PK is not really set as PK in the database.
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