I guess I'm too stupid to see the error, but I don't understand why the following fails. insert into person3 (asuid, fname, lname, addedby, addedon, slopbucket) values ("123455", "name", "name", "entered", "12/12/2004", NULL); ERROR: column "123455" does not exist is the double quote byting me? -- David Bear phone: 480-965-8257 fax: 480-965-9189 College of Public Programs/ASU Wilson Hall 232 Tempe, AZ 85287-0803 "Beware the IP portfolio, everyone will be suspect of trespassing"