Elliot thanks, I'm looking at it now, if i get it to work i'll add another version;
sarodude, thanks! i had it working, then was trying to find the right column in sys.columns, added some sample code, and then saved it....my fault.
i fixed it again so it's compiling correctly.
thanks everyone for input on my mini-project.
Lowell
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