Hi, what is the _safest_ way to change the data type of a column in a table? (I want to change one column, which is a char into a char(2)). Thank you Christoph -- ** http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ChLorenz/ ** [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** ** No Spam ! ** No Adverts ! ** No Junk-Mails ! ** No unwanted Mails ! **