>lcstring = [Driver={Microsoft dBase Driver (*.dbf)};]+; > [DBQ=C:\GoldMine\GMbase;DefaultDir=C:\GoldMine\GMbase;DriverId=533;]+; > [MaxBufferSize=2048;PageTimeout=600;] >nSQL = sqlstringconnect(lcstring)I give this a little test drive today and see what happens. Thank you very much for your assistance and guidance.