Hi Simon,

This problem was discussed recently on the Russian VFP site. (in Russian)
http://forum.foxclub.ru/read.php?29,216903,216906#msg-216906

Re: SQLStringConnect 'String is too long to fit' Thread #1057057 Message #1074027
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BUG: SQLSTRINGCONNECT allow max 254 chars Thread #1057411 Message #1057411


>Thanks for feedback all.
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>Yes I think it the bug rearing it's head, which is troublesome as it contains data that could be of any length.
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>What would be the best way of achieving the same outcome of creating a connection without using SQLStringConnect? Apologies for the level of questions, this is a whole new area for me.