>>>IS there a primer somewhere that indicates how to set up ODBC so I can use vfp to connect to our Oracle server and databases?
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>>Also, download my ODBC_DSN class from UT Downloads. Just do a search on my member ID 12473
>MArk < I DL the program. What Does this actually do. Does it assume I have all valid settings in place. The reason I ask is although my SQL+PLUS works great I get "error connecting" when going thru microsoft ODBC Oracle connect dialogbox via vfp.

It is a class you can use to create, modify or remove DSN entries programmatically, check the registry to see if a particular ODBC driver is actually installed, check the registry to see if a particular DSN has already been created, examples at the bottom on different ways to connect to Oracle, etc.