>Just a word of caution that you can/will have the same problem with character
>fields, given the right circumstances.

As a result of this I went back and looked at a few functions that return character data to a SELECT, but they all seem to work. What "circumstances" might cause a problem like you mention with character data?

>And when the boss asks, tell him that you still don't know everything yet,
>but you continue to work on exactly that.

Some bosses seem to expect perfection! I often wonder when was the last time they looked in the mirror??? :)

Thanks Jim