>>Hi Bonnie , now I have that sorted - how can I populate a "List< string >" using a similar method ?
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>Similar to the .ToDictionary(), but you have to include a .Select:
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>List<string> list = ds.Tables[0].AsEnumerable().Select(row => row.Field<string>("MyField")).ToList();
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>~~Bonnie

Whoah - this LINQ stuff is getting interesting - thanks very much for your help