>BTW: those repeated replace commands on the same "in cAPP" cursor are cruel and unusual punishment for your CPU at least, in case of a materialized (as in disk-based) cursor for your disk as well ;-)

I have a love/hate relationship with my computer. In some cases it's making me suffer (as in the last problem I had with inserting in a cursor). So when I can make it suffer I don't hesitate. ;-)

I know I know about those multiple replaces. Old habits die hard. Some times I have multiple replaces some times only one.

Thanks Thomas.