>Here's you suggested code:
>

lnConnHandle = SQLSTRINGCONNECT('Driver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)};Dbq="'+
>	lcMDBDir+'\'+lcMDBName+'";Uid=Admin;Pwd=;')
>

>
>Here's what I typed in and I think they are the same, but it returned a -1 value. It did get further through the program but I should have tested for a -1 return value and stopped the program at that point. I'll do that.
>
>

>lnConnHandle = SQLSTRINGCONNECT('Driver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)};Dbq="'+
>	lcMDBDir+'\'+lcMDBName+'";Uid=Admin;Pwd=;')
>

Let's try a clean one...

lcFullPath=forcepath(lcMDBName, lcMDBDir)
cString=textmerge("Driver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)};Dbq=<<lcFullPath>>;Uid=Admin;Pwd=;"
lnConnHandle=sqlstringconnect(cString)
if lnConnHandle<1
   aerror(ee)
   messagebox(ee[2])
endif