One more thing ... The only way around this is for me to EXPLICITELY tell QUIZ via the TAB verb to place the single quote chars where I want them to be. That is messy! -----Original Message----- From: Fernando Olmos Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 11:31 AM To: 'powerh-l at lists.sowder.com' Subject: QUIZ truncation vs varchar <SNIP>