Administrators can use /scripts/dbedit.asp Look in local_lib.asp for the connection string (not specified here for security and maintenance reasons - you can use the exact constant name); select the database and a table, then use the SQL statement line. Or upload a .sql file Some tips: CREATE TABLE Surveys (SurveyID Counter PRIMARY KEY, SurveyName Char(30) NOT NULL); ALTER TABLE Surveys ADD COLUMN DateEnd DATETIME NOT NULL; ALTER TABLE members ADD COLUMN SpouseCAID Text(12); ALTER TABLE members ADD COLUMN MyCount Long; ALTER TABLE members ADD COLUMN isFlag YesNo; ALTER TABLE xRefs ALTER COLUMN Comment Text(255); see http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb177899.aspx for data types http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb245494.aspx for syntax ALTER TABLE members DROP COLUMN SpouseCAID; INSERT INTO Surveys (SurveyName, DateEnd) VALUES ('Laws Change Opinion Survey', #2007-08-31#); ** NB: must use single quotes DELETE * FROM Events WHERE EventID=35; ## create and cross-link items DROP TABLE Statuses; CREATE TABLE Statuses ( StatusID Counter NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY, Status Text(25) ); INSERT INTO Statuses (Status) VALUES ('New'); INSERT INTO Statuses (Status) VALUES ('Old'); DROP TABLE obs; CREATE TABLE obs ( obsID Counter NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY, StatusID Long, Title Text(25) ); DROP TABLE obsRef; CREATE TABLE obsRef ( MyID Counter NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY, obsID Long, Title Text(25) ); INSERT INTO obs (StatusID, Title) SELECT StatusID, 'my title1' FROM Statuses WHERE Status='New'; INSERT INTO obs (StatusID, Title) SELECT StatusID, 'my title2' FROM Statuses WHERE Status='New'; INSERT INTO obs (StatusID, Title) SELECT StatusID, 'my title3' FROM Statuses WHERE Status='New'; INSERT INTO obs (StatusID, Title) SELECT StatusID, 'my title4' FROM Statuses WHERE Status='New'; INSERT INTO obsRef (obsID, Title) SELECT @@IDENTITY, 'my title'; INSERT INTO obs (StatusID, Title) SELECT StatusID, 'my title5' FROM Statuses WHERE Status='New'; use connection rather than connection string MySQL: LAST_INSERT_ID() ALTER TABLE tablename AUTO_INCREMENT = 10000