>Can someone explainme the difference between
>Microsoft OLE DB provider for ODBC driver
>
>and
>
>Msdatashape
>
>both were found when i create a datalink
ODBC is designed for relational databases. OLE-DB can query any type of data including text files, directories, email stores, etc.
Craig Berntson
MCSD, Microsoft .Net MVP, Grape City Community Influencer