>>I did try that and it didn't work.
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>>When I turn off ODBC login prompts, I get tbe following error message:
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>>Connectivity Error: [Microsoft][ODBC Driver Manager]Data Source Name not found and no default driver specified.
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>>Does Foxpro's connection string support not include the OLEDB provider?
>I just reviewed my examples where I use OLE-DB providers and in all of them I am going via ADO connection (instead of SQLStringConnect.)
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>That does not mean that SQLStringConnect does not support OLE-DB providers, but it does mean that I don't know the answer to your question :(

The SPT functions in FoxPro cannot be used with OLEDB providers (at least out of the box), only with ODBC drivers. I don't think that changed with VFP7.