Great. Thanks for the response.

Thanks for that.

Does that mean that SQL Server actually uses the {}, or is it just ignoring it and using the "LEFT OUTER JOIN"?

Thanks for the reply.

It is the writes which have got me wondering too!

I have tested some restores - they work fine.

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