Geof,

What's ODBC error returned by AERROR()? I tested it with Excel 2000 file. What's your excel file version? What table list is retuned by

? SQLTABLES(lnConnHand)

>That sounds neat, but I am getting a -1 (which is a connection level error) returned from the
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>SQLEXEC(lnConnHand, [SELECT * FROM "Sheet1$"])

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>Any idea why
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>lnConnHand = SQLSTRINGCONNECT(lcConnStr)
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>returns a positive number > than zero
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>Regards
>Geoff Scott
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