> I'd tend to disagree with you here. MSSQL isn't 100% crap; the code/des= ign > that the prior "developer" may have created could well be crap, but the = MS version > of SQL isn't to blame for that. I would agree with this. We use MS SQL to allow multiple parties access to = our OrCad parts database, through OrCad CIS, and have never had an SQL hicc= up that I am aware of (although I am not the database administrator).=20 I also suspect that any problems with the database are probably the front e= nd, although there may be problems with the way the tables are laid out and= linked (i.e. bad database design) rather than a fault with the MS product = itself. --=20 Scanned by iCritical. --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .