>I'm not going to waste any more time on this-- there are other things I need to study for the exam.

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If by this you mean you're using the sample as a study tool for the exam, that's not what the sample was intended to do. The goal was to create a VCX of controls so that you *don't* have to know how to use ADO from Fox. :-) Peterson's white paper would be a better place to start if you just want to learn ADO.