I have a script that I used in SQL 2000 Query Analyzer. The output in the reult pane saved as a comma delimited file just fine. When I use the query anylzer equivilent in SQL2005 it puts some FF FE characters in the output at the beginng of the the first record and some otheers through out the file. I just want a plain ascii comma delimited file. Is there some sort of setting in the sql program that needs to be changed?