note barrd Hi [Win],<br> As a quick guess I would say that this means that you are trying to insert a string which is bigger than the defined field size in the table <code>Standard_population</code>. <p> Try typing <code>describe Standard_population;</code> on the prompt and see if your data matches the criteria you set for each of the fields (i.e. are the fields data types a suitable length and type?). 310293 310293