(perhaps being a little simplistic about this!)<br>
<br>
SELECT TOP n<br>
tblUser.field1, <br>
tblUser.field2, <br>
tblUser.field3<br>
FROM tblUser<br>
WHERE tblUser.field1 < criteria<br>
ORDER BY tblUser.field2 desc;<br>
<br>
well, you USED to be able to do that!<br>