All, OK, problem solved by creating a role with the appropriate access and using exec sp_addrolemember Cheers

Thanks a lot, that's a useful start.

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Thanks to both of you, very helpful explanations. Anthony

We use Thawte, and we've never had any problems. "These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer

your looking in the wrong place.. From what I've gathered, considering Im a frequent user here at Code Proyect, all you'll find here are legal codes and sources....but...you should look around www.astalavista.com,...look for scanners... There you'll find applications that can preform these tasks..cuz I personally havent heard or seen of a way of reading from another server through web-enabled applications... http://www.astalavista.com/archive/ luck, Jon X-ZD Designs

if u uninstall and install after installing vs.net u hv to register the dll by using this please register "aspnet_isapi.dll" with "aspnet_regiis.exe –i" regards G.V

I registered the files and re-installed IIS. Seems to work now. Great! Thanks for all your help guys, would have been lost otherwise.