Just looking for a quick answer Gordon - received below

Open the Registry Editor (choose Run from the Windows Start menu, type
"Regedit", and click [OK]).

Locate My Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Offi ce\ Ver
\Outlook\Security (where Ver is your version of Outlook: 9.0 for Outlook
2000; 10.0 for Outlook 2002; 11.0 for Outlook 2003).

In the Security key, add a String value named "Level1Remove" (without the
quotes).

Modify the String value, and add the list of file types to allow Outlook to
open (separated by semicolons). For example: ".mdb;.adp;.mde;.ade" (without
the quotes).


"Gordon" wrote in message
...
"Ian McCulloch" wrote in message
...
It is a legitmate business process - hard to explain if you are not
famliar with our proprietary database
Any thoughts?

Well most databases that I have come across don't use *.tmp files for data
transfer......and I've seen a lot in 20 years as a Systems/Management
accountant.
Have you tried zipping it?