>Pete,
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>If you are using the MS client it is unlikely that you will be using NDS so the odbc driver is unlikely to be much use. I know that you don't want to use 3rd party software but you may not have any choice. I have used the Netlib package way back in the DOS 2.5 days and that seemed OK.
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>Mike

Mike,
thanks for your reply, I'm in a position where my client ( employer ) wants to retain Novell "as is" and try to benefit from W95 maybe I'll talk them round!

Thanks again

Pete