I try... I try... yet, it is a skill I have....

Ok everyone.. I have been duly chastised for even THINKING of such a horrible a wasteful idea. I will refrane from such silliness in the future and instead...

Elliott Whitlow (5/11/2012)

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Honestly I'm not sure this is possible.

Even if it were I have to say I don't think its a good idea. Just create a table in the...

Yes, but the idea is that I don't want to touch the data too often. Export, done. Thats it. Not a lot of formatting work, just spit...

I thought about that, but wasn't sure if that would end up being visible in the report... hadn't got around to trying it yet... Guess I'll have to...

Well... since Gila Monsters envenomate their victims through chewing... I'll make sure I don't allow any test nibbles....

LOL... roll up the pant legs, it's getting deep in here...:-P

Are you the poisonous kind of Gila Monster?

I'm putting this aside as it's apparent I'm spinning my wheels, making little rocks out of big rocks, trying to drain the lake...

:rolleyes:

This "individual" is supposedly very skilled in SS2K8, but then asks me stuff like this...

Ok... I have a proc now:

sproc_blah (@table varchar(5), @ID int, @returned_Stuff INT OUTPUT)

HOw the heck...

All,

Thanks for the replies. Yes I can use a proc instead. As far as the business function, why am I doing this? Well... cuz I was told...

Actually.. .I did just what you said... probably...

Wooohoooo.... I think I dun fingered it out Ma!! I'll post how I did it in a short bit... :w00t:

FUNNY! But that "Bone" only had a little bit of "meat"... I've "Fingered" out that part, just not the how. I've got 4 columns I'm monitoring so...