>> i am tempted to try and make this a web appliction >> What would be the best way to go about this? >> any ideas >> >> kevin I have been researching ways to convert access to the web for some time. No great answers. but some interesting approaches if you are willing to learn some new software. Take a look at two articles on my web site: http://webpages.charter.net/bobalston/Do***ents/Microsoft%20Access%20Developer%20Transition%20to%20Internet.htm http://webpages.charter.net/bobalston/Do***ents/Access-WebConversionSoftware.htm Finally be sure to take a good look at Iron Speed Developer (ironspeed.com), #22 in the list of software at the second article. bob