LISTING 1: Stored Procedure to Use SQL Server 6.5 Encrypted Strings with the SQL Server 7.0 Version of Pwcompare CREATE PROCEDURE CompareSQL65EncryptedString (@SSN char(9), @Pin char(4), @return int output) AS IF EXISTS ( SELECT * FROM mytable (NOLOCK) WHERE SSN = @ssn AND pwdcompare(@pin,CONVERT(sysname,CONVERT(varbinary(30),CONVERT(varchar(30),pin))),1) =1 ) SELECT @return = 1 ELSE SELECT @return = 0 GO