--- In ib-support@yahoogroups.com, Helen Borrie <helebor@t...> wrote:

> At 01:07 AM 23/04/2003 +0000, you wrote:
>
> >I guess I would need to write a simple database updater program to

do

> >the checks then. Thanks.
>
> Why not go the normal route and use DDL scripts? These have the

added

> advantage of providing capability to commit work during the

processing of

> the batch.
>
> Helen

I don't understand. I need to check for the existence of the columns
first, before I create them. I thought you cannot have IF..THEN
constructs in DDL scripts.

Regards
Ray Mond