> One thought I was puzzeling over was if I could put something in a config file to setup the environment.

A Config.fpw file? I don't think the OLEDB provider uses one, but I might be mistaken.

> Do you know if that would work when accessed from the web?

Depends on what is your question. The OLEDB provider must be installed on the machine that executes the .NET code. File access always starts there. The provider is client based just like VFP.