>Hmmmmmm, seems they would do that before issuing the select statement though, ok I can't think of any reason for it to behave the way it does!

Exactly :)

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>Update: However, I also agree with Renoir. I did understand him, I just couldn't figure out why he would want to do it! That made it more confusing. It's just me! :o)
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I think there there is certainly a language barrier at play here...