You can achieve what you want by using SQLStringConnect and SQLExecute. Then use CursorSetProp to make the result set behave the way you like. It's more programming than using views but gives you a lot more flexibility, too.

>I am connecting to an Access database through ODBC. I have remote views setup inside a standard VFP database.
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>My question is, is there a way to change the connect name on the fly. There doesn't appear to be a way to to this as the name is stored in the DBC and the 'ConnectName' option within dbsetprop() is a read-only property.
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>Many thanks.