Actuallyyour cash outlay for Oracle is zero. Oracle 10G Express just came out and its free. However it sounds like you're an ISP and I doubt you're going to find much use for it if your environment is shared-server mom-and-pop web sites running access.
Try the native Access drivers if you haven;'t already gone there. That usually solves people's problems, and if you've already done that, you mentioned people using too many connections. In the bad old days of CF4+ the connection limit was recommended to be 7 to keep Access from frying. I'd go there next. -- --mattRobertson-- Janitor, MSB Web Systems mysecretbase.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:223230 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54

