>Yeah, I decided to chuck ODBC and create the data table on the fly through VFP. I saved the data as a Foxpro 2.6 table with a generic name that all my Word templates have set up as their datasource (VFPDATA.DBF) then I just kick off the Word merge and it seems to work ALOT faster.

Kevin, did you have to pick something special in VFP setup in order to get the direct link to a Foxpro 2.6 table without using ODBC?

Peter Robinson