It was a great inspiration. I used this for a while and then made some improvements also. First I converted this to a Dot. Net executable as all the string handling needed was easier there. So if you want to keep it strictly in SQL Server then use a CLR procedure. Secondly our coding standards and me yelling about consistant object naming allowed me to take several shortcuts others might not be able to use. That is why I have not shared my version.

I look forward to reading your new series.