However, none of the alternatives discussed so far are in-memory solutions. MSDE may be a relevant solution, but it requires an external (Access or SQL Server) database, doesn't it?
Returning to the original poster's question, is it possible to do queries against the contents of a Dataset? If so, how? If not, this would obviously be a useful addition for v 2.0. Bill You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from DOTNET, or subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com.