>I've been testing an application that involves connectivity to SQL Server. When the application is compiled as an .app file and run inside VFP, connections initiated by SQLStringConnect() work just fine. However, when the application is compiled as an .exe file and run independently, after stalling for a long time, the attempt to connect fails.
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>I'm stymied...

David,
It works for me from an exe w/o any problems. Maybe there is something wrong in your connection string.
Cetin