<<There is no way for to split the string I received to do what you write.>>

There's always a way...

DECLARE @STR AS VARCHAR(8000), @substr VARCHAR(500), @Statement CHAR(6), @EndPos INT

SET @STR =...

Hi Jeff

We're on SQL2k here. Can't wait to play with CTE on the next contract though.

Regarding matching on dates - good point. If an identity column is available, the same...

Hi

Here's another way using Jeff's data (thanks Jeff)

-- collect only the rows we're interested in

SELECT IDENTITY (int, 1, 1) AS RowID, *, CAST(0 AS int)...

Hi Chris

This should do the trick.

CREATE TABLE #MSG369550 (AccountDate DATETIME, parent CHAR(6), RecordCode CHAR(11), AccountName CHAR(5), Quantity INT)

INSERT INTO #MSG369550 VALUES ('12/31/2002','PARENT','RECORDCODE1','ACCT1',10000)

INSERT...