I am trying to execute some stored procedures that have parameters but I keep getting errors. Simple stored procedures with no parameters I have no problem with. Here is my sample test code which keeps triggering user exceptions: strProcedure = "Hojo_Test_Fun"; strQuote = strProcedure; pCmd->CommandType = adCmdStoredProc; pCmd->CommandText = _bstr_t(strQuote); pCmd->Parameters->Append ( pCmd->CreateParameter ( _bstr_t("some_name"), adChar, adParamInput, 30, _variant_t(_bstr_t("ALKFO")) ) ); pBs = pCmd->Execute(&vNull,&vNull,adCmdUnknown); What am I doing wrong? Help! X| Hojo