Hi Rox ---

>Thanks for the input with my rambling brain, you and BOb both share my same thoughts on all this. So let me re-phrase my question(s). Is there anyone with experience developing apps with business rules stored in table? The article didn't seem to show any downside to this approach, so I'm wondering if I'm missing something. Also, if I do put my validation into a table instead of the dbc, how can let users use a M$ Office tool for custom query and reporting tasks? Some sort of Automation Server?

Yes, exactly. A Remote Automation Server.