ok... i know i'm asking a lot guys and thanx for being as informative as you have. i have such big aspirations with a KiX/Perl/PHP/%DB% and i just want to make it as x-platform as possible.

1. would you mind elaborating on what a DTS Package is???
2. what is "triggering" and is there an online doc i can read about the concept and/or how to do it?
3. is there a website or book i can read about writing SQL-platform independent code. which statements syntax are universal and which i should shy away from, etc, etc?

thanx in advance guys...