>>>>I want to be able to validate a connection string that will be used (elsewhere) by SQLStringConnect.
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>>>>However, when I call SQLStringConnect with an invalid string, it opens up a dialog box.
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>>>>Is there some parameter or setting somewhere that will have it simply return False if the string is not valid?
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>>>>Thanks
>>>
>>>Check Message #1550872
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>>Naomi --
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>>Thank you very much.
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>>One more thing ... Do you have any idea what the value of .SQL_ConnectTimeout (referenced in that message) should be?
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>In our class this property is set to 15. I ran a quick check in the class code to see if it is set in code, but it doesn't seem so. In the property sheet it's 15.

Thanks again