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The database itself does not contain pipe delimited data. That's the format of the unloaded flat file I'm forced (in some circumstances) to use.

I often must extract data from some 500 individual databases (one per store, obviously) not particularly centralized...), transport it to a central server and process it.

Not pretty, but sometimes necessary. I didn't design the database thank goodness.

Thanks for your help! That snippet looks like it might help (or show me the error of my ways ;-) )

pat
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