Posted by  on 08/18/05 00:44

| Hi ,

hi, hugo.

| "what we are very fond of are:

well aware by now, i assure you.

| I fully agree with Erland - if you post the requested information, in
| the requested form, then I'm quite sure that people can help you. But if
| you decline to provide the information in the recommended form, then you
| are indeed making it impossible for us to help you.

usually, i agree too. it seems though, (some) people here are incapable of
providing assistance if the post is in *any other form*. i have a problem
with that. there was/is no need to jump through the hoops on this one, as
the most "complex" tables had 2 varchar columns...the other, 1. they related
to eachother in a parent/child,one/many fashion. are you telling me that
that is "hard" to grasp?

far, far from impossible...unless your only modus-operandi is
cut-copy-paste. in that case, i give my condolensces to those with
less-than-normal iqs. that may or may not apply to any of the responders in
this thread...i'm just saying, this was WAY to easy but made WAY too
complex...especially for sooo much bitching.

| Some tips for assembling the CREATE TABLE and INSERT statements we need
| to help you can be found here: www.aspfaq.com/5006.

i'm very...let me say, VERY...experienced with plsql, tsql, and ansi
sql...but, thanks for the link just the same.

| And one other suggestion - don't use swear words. Some people are
| offended by language like that. And if you are seeking help, offending
| those who offer to help for free is generally not a good idea.

i use the words i use. those of which it offends can simply foad (more
sarcastically than actually...pun intended ;^) i'll keep that in mind,
however it seems that unless i fill out the *official help request form*
there is no way i'll be getting help anyway.

i appreciate your input and suggestions, hugo. as it is, i've fixed the
query and have moved on to better things.

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