From: Lars Zeb Date: 2008-01-30T14:15:01+09:00 Subject: Re: newbie file write problem I expected it was something like the following for each input line: IF EXISTS (SELECT * FROM Sic WHERE Code = '3291') BEGIN UPDATE Sic SET Descr = 'ABRASIVE PRODUCTS' WHERE Code = '3291' END ELSE BEGIN INSERT INTO Sic SELECT '3291', 'ABRASIVE PRODUCTS', getdate() END