I didn't see views mentioned so I'm not sure if ODBC comes into play. Me no like database-level code anyway :-)
>>Using ALTER TABLE with the CHECK option, set the CHECK to a stored procedure. In the stored procedure, check the value and display whatever you like with MESSAGEBOX().
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>Hi John,
>I played with this approach once. But if I remember correctly, a MessageBox() in stored procedure doesn't jive well with ODBC.
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