You don't need a text file to make an ADO connection with Crystal Reports.

>Hello Group,
>
>It has been a long time since I used Crystal reports. How do I use search UT
>to find out how to make an ADO connection to a SQL Server? How do I find the program that gives me the field names and their data types for the text file I need to make the ADO connection?
>
>Thanks
>Jim