> This is something the client code would request (or not). It would not
> be sensible to try to force it from the server side, since if the client
> doesn't request it it's likely that the client wouldn't understand the
> data format.
Cheers for the quick reply, any chance of a pointer to the protocol where
the client specifies the return type(s) so i can check the client code
(mainly jdbc) to see what is going on?
Thanks
JOHN