Hi gang,

I'm attempting to create an interface which allows a user to select from a list of available back-end database connections. I have a group of UDL files which contain the connection information (this encompasses some non-SQL Server backends as well), and I'm attempting to read these files with the FILETOSTR() function and parse some of the information in order to build the list.

HERE'S THE PROBLEM: When each file comes in using FILETOSTR(), it's high-order-bit garbage (either Unicode or some other unreadable stuff). Each file opens in Notepad without a hitch, and shows the text as expected.

There's no additional parameters on the FILETOSTR function, and I can't seem to locate a way to successfully convert this junk out of Unicode (or whatever it is) and back to ANSI.

HHEEEELLLLLLLPPPP !!! :)

TIA,