>>>>> I wonder if some of you kind folk can point me in the direction of a solution that does not include a DSN and help me construct a elegant, working connection string. <<<<<
This is one that has been passed around on this newsgroup before - that I bookmarked... /*========== LOCAL lcConnectString as String, iHandle as Integer lcConnectString = "Driver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)};" ; + "DefaultDir=c:\<yourfolder>\<yourappdatafolder>;" ; + "DBQ=<Yyourmdbname.mdb>;Uid=Admin;Pwd=;" iHandle = SQLSTRINGCONNECT(lcConnectString) WAIT wind SQLEXEC(iHandle,"select <field1>, <field2>, <field3> from <mytableinmdb>") BROWSE /*========== Regards, John C. Gunvaldson www.fox-net.com _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.