>Then possible problems due to incompatable updates of the existing SPs and views are avoided by the creation our own SPs. In message 711146 I showed a good solution I made to the origional problem. However, Michael, you have brought up an interesting point.

I'm not sure that I understand.

> Are the MS SPs, veiws etc documented yet unsupported? I'm flashing back to API calls and DBF header layouts...

Actually, the systems table are pretty well documented in the BOL. Some columns are marked Reserved but most are documented. The system tables did change when 7.0 was released. I don't remember any changes when 2000 was released although I think that there were some new system tables added.

And, Yukon will show up eventually.

-Mike