Is it possible to return the results of a query that uses the DESCRIBE and/or EXPLAIN command(s)? My attempts using mysql_query() have so far been fruitless and a review of http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.mysql.php didn't provide any answers. Your assistance is appreciated. Thanks. FWIW, I know that I can achieve a similar result by combining mysql_list_fields with mysql_field_type but I'm curious as to whether this can be done with a single query. Thanks again. Edward Dudlik Becoming Digital www.becomingdigital.com -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php