Thanks. I've been doing research on this one and I can't come up with anything. I did, however, create some reporting templates in Excel for the common, repeating reports that...

Thank you all for your help. I see that my question developed a life of it's own. 🙂

Much to understand in all that, besides the solution to the stated problem....

@GSquared - that was very clear and concise, thank you very much. Other descriptions I found were not so clear.

@Lynn - thanks for the search!

As a result of these posts, I have already switched from Access to SSMS to create queries. It doesn't crash when I use aliases, allows me to indent, doesn't re-write...

@GSquared - Wow, that's quite the setup. Sorry for assuming you were using AdventureWorks! Your approach is quite intriguing and seems comprehensive, even if your attached script is not, yet....

@GSquared - I assume your "ProofOfConcept" database is homegrown and designed with enough complexity to be helpful in testing random code snippets. Are you willing to share this SQL "petrie...

@Lynn - you had some book suggestions for me. I would love to hear what you are thinking. The bookstores I have access to do not have the same selection...

@roy - I will look into it today

Wow, if I felt like a babe in the woods before, I certainly do not any more. What wonderful response!

I am currently using...

@Lynn - I will try to be a good SQL citizen when posting code 🙂 Thanks for the link, it provided some code to chew on.

@Homebrew01 - Backups are...

Amazing responses. Thank you all.

I have, of course, scoured sites, and been to Borders, but I am overwhelmed by the breadth of information, and not sure, yet, which topics...