Thanks for the help so far regarding the JDBC-ODBC bridge. I have down loaded the mm.mysql driver for JDBC, which after reading the docs, this is a class IV driver. Does this mean that it DOES NOT require the ODBC bridge. Cos if does why is JRE still asking for it???? Thanks Nick ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]