Thanks for your response SSChampion. The front end is a classic asp application.

It is actually going to update more that 5 DB's...the total runs to about 25 DB's.

Does anyone have a sample code that I can take a look at?

Thanks

sorry guys...when i tried to post on here, it won't let me so i had to do it with the other thread...I guess it posted it anyway after several tries...

That's a good idea...that is what I need assitance with, that logic for the first one. If i can nail that one down, I would then try your suggestion and...

Thanks for the response, though it didn't resolve it. But I traced the issue back to the point of my uninstall and reinstallation of SQL, and apparently it's a problem...

Yes, this is a local install of SQL.

I have checked the registration properties from SSMS and I don't see anything different there. Any other ideas?