>Thank you, Cetin, it was the ExecuteScalar() that did the trick (as Cathi also pointed out in this thread).
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>You've got me curious about all that String.Format() stuff, though -- what's that all about, if you don't mind? Why use that instead of concatenation?

Oh I didn't even format the string special there :) But I like it and find easier than concatanation. I prefer over concat for it shows me the whole picture in a more readable format < g >.
Cetin