Daniel J. Cody wrote: > I'm no ASP expert, but have you checked out the articles on the > evolt.org website about this issue? > http://evolt.org/search/index.html?keywords=asp+performance&option=all&tid=0&maxrows=10&status=1 > Great links, thanks Dan. In Martin's article "ASP Performance tips" he says: "Avoid using Server.CreateObject. Use <OBJECT> tags instead." I've never done this & don't know how. Could someone give an example? Also, Nicole - you're probably doing this already, but just in case: make sure you're closing & dereferencing *all* objects you open, not just Recordsets. hth! Thanks, Karen------------ Miinx Design & Development e :: karen at miinx.com.au p :: 03 9534 2659 w :: www.miinx.com.au