=========================== I admit to subterfuge sometimes to impress people. I usually include extra tables to the ones needed directly to record a log and I usually include one with all the "messages" in so that they can be altered to different languages. I show all the tables in this way wether they have relationships or not. You can do it with queries in addition to the tables too. =========================== Thanks. Alas, in my trivial case, the database only has one table, has NO queries and NO reports. It really is very simple. James S. Huggins ... ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles *************************************************************