My best guess, given the info, is that you are trying to read a memo field from an access db using rs.getString(), which jdbc has problems with.
-----Original Message----- From: Mike Kelley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2001 10:24 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Need help with SQLException Here's the error java.sql.SQLException: [PREPDESC] *FIRST in *N type *MEM not found Anyone? Ideas? Where is the manual? Thanks In Advance Mike -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Troubles with the list: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>