There are two ways of doing this.

1. Create a stored procedure, i.e. qsel_storedprocedure on the server. Create a Pass-through query which will call the stored procedure. The SQL statement in the Pass-through query would be as follows: EXEC qsel_storedprocedure.

In VB you can then do the DoCmd.OpenQuery "NameofthePassthroughquery". If you want a recordset you would have to declare a record set and again open the recordset by opening the "NameofthePassthrougquery".

2. The other technique is more complicated and I don't have it from memory but the jist is you have to create a Command object in the code. Executing the command calls the stored procedure. Don't have time for the details now.

Try number one first, it is simpler.

Dick