It seems a little risky but I'll give a try, thanks Naomi
>>Hello Sergey, how do I check the codepage of the OLEDB provider.
>>>>Hello:
>>>>I use OLEDB connections for some queries. In my new developments I have to connect Excel with VFP OLEDDB data sources, but the stock OLEDB connection to VFP Tables is not recognized by Excel, so I downloaded the new OLEDB driver.
>>>>The problem is that queries that used to run very fast with the old driver now take a long time. Does anyone know about ths?
>>>>Regards
>>>
>>>Check code page of your tables. It should match code page of VFP OLE DB provider.
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>Take a look at this page - may be it can help
>http://fox.wikis.com/wc.dll?Wiki~CodePageProblems