> I follow the same rules.
> When you are making changes to the metadata keep the users
> out, and any major updates are build as a clean database
> into which data is pumped.

I am creating and dropping a temporary table each time it is required.
Do the same IB restriction apply?

The only reason that I need a temporary table is to select only those
records that have been selected in a TIB_grid. Does a TIB_Query have
the ability to select its selected records? If so, I don't need a
temporary table.

Regards

Bob