You can use DIRECTORY() function to check if directory exists before open connection.

BTW, I would prefer that you spell my first name correctly.

>It works... and with the sample you gave me "Odbc connection" solves the post i just made "Server has not been yet openned"....
>Thank's a lot Sergei...
>Another question Sergei:
>When i connect the DNS-less connection if the free table directory doesn't exists it connects...it's there anyway to handle that?