gubba wrote: I have solved the problem using the cookies. People can still hack that. I'd test it a bit to make sure. "Real programmers just throw a bunch of 1s and 0s at the computer to see what sticks" - Pete O'Hanlon

Given the other replies - what is it that you are trying to do - maybe we can provide some other advice?

gubba wrote: my question is that is there any method that we can retreive the values not using the colmn names but the column numbers. I don't think so. You can define aliases for the columns though, e.g. SELECT Option_1 AS [1], Select Option_2 AS [2] etc... Paul Marfleet "No, his mind is not for rent To any God or government" Tom Sawyer - Rush

you can use this command SELECT RAND(@counter) Random_Number 123

gubba wrote: can any one tell me how to generate a random number from an array of values. Here is the VB Code to Generate An Array of Unique Random Nnmbers[^]. Check whether this helps. - Regards -    JON Life is not measured by the amount of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.

the minimum value should be 0 and the maximum value should be the length of array ( minus 1). Next generate the random number b/w the range and then use myarray[randomNo], to get a randomnly selected value from the array. haseeb

the array is in vb.net ???? if yes : so u can place it in a datatable and then insert it in table of the data base

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No but you can always post a thread here asking for one. led mike

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What do you mean popup window? are you referring to the messagebox?