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>>Is the timeout happening before or after you do the connection?
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>this is the statement:
>intHandle = SQLSTRINGCONNECT(strConnectionString)
>
>
>>ie does SQLStringConnect actually return a handle (should be greater than 0)?
>it returns -1 after the login dialog comes up
>which btw also does not connect

OK so it is failing to connect. I just wanted to make sure that was the case.

You are getting a login dialog? That indicates it doesn't like your credentials.

You had 2 connectionstrings shown in your original message. Are you using the one with trusted connection or the one with username/password?