Excellent, thanks!
That was the final part of the puzzle. I am definitely dealing with a bad execution plan here. At least I can now concentrate now on finding out why the plan went awry.
Many many thanks for your help, I owe you one.
Colin
:w00t::w00t:
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It is by the Beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed,
the hands acquire shaking, the shaking becomes a warning.
It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.