I am happy to see that as well as the author as other users are thinking in the same direction.
Access sucks but is needed since no other obvious solution has been at hand. what about firebird? I think this concept is striving away from simplicity and into something that will go overhand someday. K:I:S:S The need for development will still be there even if no big optimizer engine are built in. If I could make a wishlist I would throw in a simplified EXPLAIN function, to actually help newbies to become better DBA:s. As it is for now those who are already good at it have the tool for optimizing queries. /J --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]