Cool. Thanks. I'll have to try that when I have some spare time.

>>Will that create the stored procedure on the back-end? Or will I have to load this text file every time I wish to execute a certain stored procedure?
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>No.. it stays there.. you are sending T-SQL to the back end...
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>CREATE PROCEDURE sp_mynewproc AS
>SELECT Firstname, LastName, Address FROM Customer
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>BOb
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>>>>Hi John,
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>>>>OK, now I understand what you're saying, and yes, you've got a huge point. Never quite thought of it that way before. Now then, let me ask you this, because I haven't had the time to try it out: Can I programmatically create these stored procedures somehow? Or will I actually have to show up at a client site? (I hate wearing a suit and tie... <s>)
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>>>You can create a txt file and send it to the back end as a SPT I belive. If not, the text file can be loaded into SQL Analyzer and run.
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>>>BOb