I wrote: > Whatever gave you that idea? IBM created SQL before Microsoft existed! It > has been an ISO standard since 1987. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SQL> Mike writes: > You need to learn some history. MicroSoft predates 1987 by quite a bit. You need to learn some history (it isn't history for me). IBM developed SQL in the early 1970s. It just didn't become an ISO standard until 1987. Follow the link I gave you. -- John Hasler