Thank you very much. Works just as needed / Jim

>>Am using SQLStringConnect to talk to a MS Access database. If the connection cannot be made, for any reason, I'd like to be able to just get a return code informing me of such. (This is occurring in a background job with no user to read error messages.)
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>>However, I'm getting a Messagebox that says "Database My.mdb needs to be repaired". This may well be useful information, but I'd like to just know whether my connection succeeded by getting a positive return code.
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>>Is this possible?
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>>Thanks in advance,
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SQLSETPROP(0,"DispWarnings",.f.)
>SQLSETPROP(0,"DispLogin",3)
>sqlHandler = SQLSTRINGCONNECT(your_conn_string)
>IF sqlHandler < 0
>   MESSAGEBOX([No connection])
>ENDIF