My first choice would be to refactor the database unless that code is touched very seldom. That sort of meta data solution is very inefficient. But after that I would use dynamic sql. You create a varchar with equivalent sql in it, specifically the extracted table name. I would probably extract the rest as well. Then you use 'execute' to execute the varchar.

You may have an issue where two elements with a common background are meant to be seamlessly aligned with each other, but in the affected system and browser, the rendering is forcing a pixel or two of spacing between the objects, causing the background to bleed through. This would appear as though a line is rendered, when in reality it is just the background. That is why you won't find it in yourcode directly. If it is a table tag, make sure your cellspacing is explicitly set to 0. I wasn't, now I am, then I won't be anymore.

Since this is a Web Development issue you may find posting in that forum or the ASP.NET forum more likely to get you a response. Just say 'NO' to evaluated arguments for diadic functions! Ash

The value returned for USER will be the userid that was supplied to establish the connection. If SQL*Plus is available, login to an oracle database and try the command select user from dual. It should return the same value as you supplied as the userid when you logged in. As for the equivalent in SQL Server, I'd suggest try googling for an equivalent. :) Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. [Yogi Berra]