I understand now.

I would use Data/Get External Data - Excel Files to query
Q1 & q2 in various ways to find In Q1 and not in Q2 and
In Q2 and Not in Q1 and use those results to update Q2.

Select Q1.DB
From Q1
Where Q1.DB Not In (Select Q2.DB From Q2)

Select Q2.DB
From Q2
Where Q2.DB Not In (Select Q1.DB From Q1)

SkipVought

-----Original Message-----
Hi

OK, perhaps I wasn't very clear. I'll try again ;-)

The workbook is intended to be used by DBA's when they
visit clients for DBA
services. It hooks into their data servers retrieving
data from the system
tables.

One of the requirements from our clients is that we
provide them with
projected growth of their databases so that pro-active
measures can be
taken. The only way this can be done is to have a
baseline/initial
measurement in Q2 that you can compare the more recent
data in Q1 against.

Q2 contains the baseline/initial values. I will only
ever query Q2 once.

Q1 will query the data server on a regular basis. Over
time new databases
will be added and some will be dropped. This will be
reflected in Q1.

So......

[a] If a database is dropped it will not show up in Q1.
It is no longer
required in Q2 for projection purposes and should be
programatically removed
from Q2.

[b] If a new database is added it will show up in Q1. It
does not exist in
Q2 and therefore it must be programatically added to Q2.

Hope this clears thing up a little.

Regards - Grant



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