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Let \(\Omega\) be an open subset of \(R^ n\), and, if \(p<\infty\), let \(W^ k_ p(\Omega)\) denote the Banach space of functions \(f: \Omega\to R\) for which all generalized derivatives of order up to \(k\) belong to \(L^ p(\Omega)\), with the norm \[ \| f\|_{W^ k_ p(\Omega)}= \sum_{| \alpha|\leq k} \| D^ \alpha f\|_{L^ p(\Omega)}, \] where \(D^ \alpha\) denotes the generalized derivative of order \(\alpha=(\alpha_ 1,\alpha_ 2,\dots,\alpha_ n)\). If \(p=\infty\), let \(W^ k_ \infty(\Omega)= C(\Omega)\), the space of continuous functions \(\Omega\) using the usual supremum norm. Let \(\Delta\) be a subset of \(\Omega\). The author investigates the operators \(L\), mapping the space \(W^ k_ p(\Omega)\) onto spaces of splines, where \(Lf\) is a spline which interpolates \(f\) on \(\Delta\). Estimates are given for the quantity \(f- Lf\) and its derivatives, where the estimate depend on the nature of the set \(\Delta\), and, to some extent, on the particular space of splines under consideration. Some necessary and some sufficient conditions for the convergence of splines are given.