One thing to add to Alex's reply. Can you put a web server behind the firewall to handle web services? If not, then ADO is the way to go.

>Thanks Craig
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>I think I am going to have to go for a light weight sollution as the SQL Server box has been moved to the other end of a very low bandwidth line and behind some tight firewalls.
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>Would you recommend Web Services over ADO/OLEDB under these circumstances ?, and if so
>could you point me to any relevant How-To articles on the Web Services subject.
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>Thanks again