Hi Glenda, I thin Ray is talking about a DB where the data is actually separate to the rest.. ie in a different file someplace else and is "linked" to the code and so on. This is useful if you ever need to send out code updates for example... the user gets new code and the data stays put where it is. Regards Lisa >> no problem ray, I don't even know what a split DB is. /g > Bear in mind, though, that if you have a split DB, this > will not compact > the data, but only the client, which is a bit pointless. > > Ray ************************************************************* 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 *************************************************************