On Wed, 2 May 2001, sathya wrote: > If possible kindly get me any alternate methods to get it done. > > My platforms are > Visual Basic, SQL server. An excellent alternative method to getting this done would be: 1) Delete SQL server from your system. 2) Install PostgreSQL, a very nice Open Source database system. for extra credit, s/Visual Basic/Python/g; ... and just think of the money you'll save! Seriously though, this is a list for the discussion of issues around PostgreSQL. Questions about SQL Server are not appropriate here. -- Joel Burton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Director of Information Systems, Support Center of Washington ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster