OK, thanks very much.  I didn't think the execution plan would be the same for both, but it would make me happy if it is.  I may test it out...

My use of * in the examples was purely for illustrative purposes and brevity.

The number of records returned is not too great.  The problem is the execution time.

I think the problem you are having is that SQL Server cannot access the controls in your form.  The way I handle this is I create a command as a...