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>>Is this a system DSN on the server or are you using a connection string (DSN-less)?
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>>If it has something to do with the ODBC driver (this error not indicative) try downloading the latest version from the VFP page: http://msdn.microsoft.com/vfoxpro/downloads/odbc.asp
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>It is a system DSN on my ISP's server. I was assuming that I would not be able to set up a DSN-less connection on "another" server because of security restrictions.
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>Likewise, I do not think I can persuade my ISP to download additional drivers.
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In this case maybe it's time to find more user friendly ISP?
Anyway I would verify a VFP ODBC driver version on there server.