>Thanks for the help. I am still puzzled as to why I have to go through the sp_execute procedure when it was so much simpler the way VFP handled it. Any theories as to why it was made more complicated?
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>Thanks again
>Kelly
VFP's macro substitution abilities are rather unique to the product.
Dan LeClair
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