>>Naomi just prefers that you do the work for her, hehe...
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>>+++ Rick ---
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>I know and I keep telling myself I'm not getting involved anymore, so this time its for real... LOL....

Aside from points already made, have to bring this up - why traditional SQL (either pass through or stored proc) isn't being used. I just don't see the business case for using something where there's constant fiddling with syntax. (Not asking you specifically, just a rhetorical question). I've never been a fan of SQL-like syntax in LINQ and these are the reasons why.