>And thanks again for your input Gene, I thought I was losing my mind yesterday. BTW, what is the difference between User DSN, System DSN, and File DSN? Sorry for the delay in the reply (the weekend and an ISP problem): USER DSN: This limits the ODBC connection only to the specific user logged on the machine (Win95/NT). SYSTEM DSN All users that are using the machine (Win95/NT) have access to this ODBC connection. FILE DSN I believe (I've never used it) that you may copy this ODBC connection from computer to computer and ALL users can use it. It is not computer or enduser specific. For most purposes where the data is not 'top secret' you can use SYSTEM DSN. I use USER DSN for accessing 'secret' data such as financial info, customer lists, etc. Gene Berger The Corner Analyst 13995 Graham Road Pataskala, Ohio 43062 (614) 927-8994 gberger@asacomp.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Displayed using 100% recycled electrons.