>The only disadvatage of a Datalink file (or a DSN for that matter) is when you have a lot of hits and all are trying to access the same TXT file. This could cause a bottleneck.
So, are you saying hard coding a connect string is any better? This is not an option if you have a large site with many components and you happen to move the database.
Tim Westmoreland
Software Engineer
Skyline Technologies, Inc.
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