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>I have been working on this all after noon, and still can't get it to work. Unfortunalty there is no example of exactally what I want to do, all the samels are for linking to another SQL server or linking to an Accessdata base.
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>This is really wierd... If I use the View designer in Ent Manager I am able to drag the table from the linked server to the view. In the designer it creates a query like...
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>With me putting a catalouge name into the linkedserver...
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>SELECT eemast1.* FROM
>NJDATA.BOB. .eemast eemast1
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>The table box in the designer doesn't have any of the field names listed. When I run this query I get the error message:
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>OLE DB Provider 'MSDASQL' doesn't contain the table "'BOB'\'eemast'"
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>*****************
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>If I don't put a catalouge name when draging the table to the view designer I get a query like this...
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>SELECT * FROM
>NJDATA.\\svrhomer\TotalHr\Data. .eemast
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>Now, I do get all the field names in the designer. But, if I select to run the query I get....
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>Syntax error in FROM calse near \.
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>I tried to escape all the back slashes with a back slash but still get the syntax error.
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>************
>I don't know how you got it to work... Did you use the VFP Driver with FREE tables.
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>What version of the driver did you use?
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>Do you have SQL7 SP1 ???
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>Ug.. I really apreciate the help.
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>BOb

Bob, no I was accessing VFP tables via the DBC, and yes I applied SP1. My Steps:

At the SQL Server Server machine:

Control Panel, define User DSN with ODBC manager dsn name=ecn
Linked Server, New Linked Server,...
Linked Server = ecnlinked
Provider Name = Microsoft OLE DB Provider fo ODBC Driver
Product Name = Visual FoxPro
Data Source = ecn <---- from above
Catalog = ecncatalog
[OK]

At workstation via ISQL/W or Query Analyzer

select * from ecnlinked.ecn..cstpart

Works for me.
Mike