Bill,

>Is there such a thing as a strongly typed datatable that's not part of a dataset?

Not that I know of (unless you roll-your-own ... Google "strongly typed DataTable" and you'll find a Code Project link that does this).

>I started out with untyped datatables and progressed to strongly typed datasets. Many obvious benefits there.

I hope you're not using TableAdapters (which, unfortunately, get auto-generated now, unless you know the workaround). If you are ... I can post links to a couple of my blog entries that explain why TableAdapters are a nuisance and ways around it.

~~Bonnie