>>>>>>>try to reinstall the MDAC
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Simplicio
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I have done that by reinstalling VFP6 surely?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Colin
>>>>>
>>>>>No, MDAC is entirely separate from VFP. You'll have to install it again separately.
>>>>
>>>>I have done now - it makes no difference - v2.6
>>>>
>>>>Colin
>>>
>>>It's something with that one machine if it eventually works at all. Maybe you have the logging feature turned on?
>>
>>If so how do I turn it off?
>
>Bring up the ODBC data sources administrator and check the tracing tab.

Fred - excellent - it was turned on - thank you so much

Colin