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>>Why not use a DSN-less connection to access the Access MDB. Here is an example posted by JVP some time ago:

lconnstr = 'DBQ=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VB98\NWIND.MDB;'+;
   'DefaultDir=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VB98;'+;
   'Driver={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)};DriverId=281;'+;
   'FIL=MS Access;MaxBufferSize=2048;PageTimeout=5;'
lnconn = sqlstringconnect(lcconnstr)

>>This way you can keep the conenction information in a table (or whereever) and add to it as needed.
>>
>>HTH.
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How would you rewrite this to connect to a vfp database? (just as a test in a system where local views are working fine).