>Hi.
>I have following commands:
>strConn = "Driver=SQL Server;Server=GERARDXP\SQLEXPRESS;" +;
> "Database=C:\MYFOLDER\MYDATABASE.MDF;Trusted_connection=yes"
>lnHandle = SQLSTRINGCONNECT(strConn)
>
>I get a -1 returned in lnHandle , but I can browse the table fine in SQL management Studio.

For general help on connection strings you can view http://connectionstrings.com/

My first guess would be that you don't need to specify a path for the database's .MDF file, just its database name.