ChrisM

Thanks for that, but we have been using Eclipse on sql2005 with MLS connect with no issues for quite some time with the database steady at around the 500mb mark, its only with this years import of year 7 that its gone pear shaped, I am looking at Connect as the culprit.

Our issue is that after instaling MLS connect we went from a database size of 500mb we went to 4gig + in one week hitting the 4gig limit in SQl 2005 express, MLS have our data and are looking to see what has caused it.