Hi Listers an object geography type question for y'all I have a set of polygons and a set of polylines. The objects in the polyline table fall into two categories. One lot run contiguous to the boundaries of the Polygon coverage (imagine the Polygon covergae after a 'convert to polylines' operation and that is them). The other lot of polylines are not do not run contiguous to the Polygon boundaries and are in fact completely enclosed by those polygons. What I need to do is select all those polylines that are 'within' the polygon boundaries so I can create a new dataset. I have tried various SQL spatial statements but they do not seem to be achieving what I need TIA and will sum Jon Jonathan Stokes GIS Analyst ******************************************************* Geoplan, 14 - 15 Regent Parade, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 5AW. tel 00 44 (0) 1423 722715 fax 00 44 (0) 1423 525 545 www.geoplan.com ******************************************************* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]