Am I misunderstanding the PHP Manual, where it says:- mixed *mssql_query* ( string query [, resource link_identifier [, int batch_size]] ) Returns: A MS SQL result resource on success, *TRUE* if no rows were returned, or *FALSE* on error. and my code reads:- $Reply = mssql_query($insert, $link); if ($Reply == FALSE) { whether the query works or not I have yet to find $Reply equal to FALSE. Please tell me what I am misunderstanding and what is the correct method -- Regards, Alf Stockton www.stockton.co.za You will always have good luck in your personal affairs. My email disclaimer is available at www.stockton.co.za/disclaimer.html -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php