>Well I changed my code to create a Dbase table instead of Foxpro 2.6 and all my templates to use Dbase file format so it works but I don't like it. I guess Office 98 supports VFP free tables (can anyone verify this?) but we are still using 97 so...
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>I'm still not clear why Microsoft would pull ODBC support for 2.6 tables in MDAC but not Dbase formats which are quite a bit older.

There is a Hot Fix update of the VFP ODBC driver that we needed to use with Access to link tables to an MDB... I assume word is using Jet and you may have the same problem? Anyway, it's worth a try to download the new VFPODBC driver .DLL from the web page. It is newer that what you get even with SP3 installed.

BOb