I disagree with Alex, it does not matter if SQL Server 2005 was release 2 minutes ago or 2 years ago, there is always something new to learn about SQL Server. I think this was a good article pointing out a feature introduced in SQL Server 2005. I have read about APPLY but have not used it yet which makes it easily forgettable :blink: , so I appreciate an article that reminds me of different ways of getting a job done.

David