Ok folks it's been awhile since I had to partition. So the user wants the partition done once a month (for now) based on values in a column. He wants to keep active-type records current and partition off completed or cancelled records. So basically I would set up a script to run on the 1st that would look at the values and just partition off correct? ciao, Brian This email message may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient(s), or the employee or agent responsible for the delivery of this message to the intended recipient(s), you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of this email message is prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by e-mail and delete this email message from your computer. Thank you.