Jeff,

I tried testing VFPOLEDB v8 with Access and Excel. Excel worked fine for a simple table import, but Access can't load the schema and tells me to repair or reinstall Office. I'll have to work on this some more later. I might restore the v7 test system and try it there.

I'm not a very accomplished Access developer, so I'm not sure it isn't me that is the problem there.

...Jim

>Hi James,
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>Here's a thought. Why don't you try to establish an OLEDB connection your VFP database using other MS tools such as Access, Visual FoxPro, etc. and see if it connects properly . If it doesn't then it's a MS problem and you can report it as bug free of charge. If it does connect, then there's an issue with Crystal, and they are cheaper to deal with.
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>This is going to impact me as well, since I expect to have RI relationships defined with 8 or more child tables for a single parent.
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>Jeff