I love Perl too :) --Brock On 2006.03.13.10.29, Loo, Peter # PHX wrote: | | Hi Scott, | | Thanks a bunch. I was reading exactly what you had recommended below | when I received your email. Yes, I have a drop indexes statement in the | program to do just that before doing the INSERTs. You guys are the | BEST. | | I love PERL. | | Peter Loo