>Hi,
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>Would it be correct to assume that when SQL Select from VFP against SQL Server fails and the error is
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>Communication link failure
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>that the problem was that the SQL Connection timed out by the time user executed the SQL Select? Or if not, what else would be causing this type of error?
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>TIA

No, when the timeout is occurred then the error will be:
"Timeout occurred", something like this.

Communication link failure usually means that you do not have connection with SQL Server anymore.
Some LAN troubles or if the SQL Server is on WAN maybe Internet connection is lost?