This would probably depend on parameters... Speed is not the only issue of course. >This confueses me, as I haev alwasys been lead to believe that the BDE >adding another layer made it slower....has anyone else noticed this ? ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz