>Hi
>Is the VFP ole db provider available anywhere other than in the visual studio.net beta download?

No.

> MDAC 2.6 does not support the VFP odbc driver

Not true; MDAC 2.6 just doesn't install the driver. You can still use the driver with ADO via MSDASQL a. k. a. the OLE DB Provider for ODBC.

> just hoping there was an easier way.

Sorry, the beta is the only way to get it.