I stop using RVs immediately after VFP 8 comes and CAs was here :-)
try:
OPEN DATABASE C:\sample\Data\myDBC.dbc
PUBLIC lnConn
lnConn = SQLCONNECT("myConn","sa","myPass")
?lnConn *:returns 1, so the connection succeeded
SELECT 0
USE myDBC!myRemoteView CONNSTRING lnConn
Against Stupidity the Gods themselves Contend in Vain - Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller
The only thing normal about database guys is their tables.