Bob,
I have a SQL-Server app that's doing this. The trick is to open the connection early in the application (I use a one-field, one-record table for speed) and store the connection handle as an application property. Then every other table can use the same handle. Works like a dream, although you DO have to check that the handle is still valid, etc. Closing the last shared table closes the connection, although my closing code does check this.

HTH
Barbara

>Hi All,
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>Is there any way to create a connection with SQLConnect() that will then be used by future opened views that are set to share a connection?
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>I can open view after view, that will all share the same connection... but, I need to create the connection so I can run the sp_setapprole sp, and then have the views use that connection.
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>If anyone knows how to do this, or has another way, let me know!!!
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>BOb