Hi Jerry,

You need to use a UNC path instead of a mapped path to the data. Also, if you are still having troubles after you make that change then it could be a rights issue since you are ruhning under the ASPNET account. See thread #742132 for a situation similar to yours about how to change the rights if needed.

>Using .NET 2003, I am creating a Webform that access a VFP free table.
>
>If my connection string points to a table on my hard drive, I can successfully query and display the data in my web form.
>
>However, if I change the connection string to point to a copy of the same table on our LAN, I get the following error when I run my Webform.
>

>Server Error in '/mydir' Application.
>--------------------------------------
>Invalid path or file name.
>blah, blah, blah
>

>
>Here's the code behind my Webform's button:
>

>///My command button click event.
>
>//Points to the network table.
>string lc_ConnectionString = "Provider=VFPOLEDB.1;Data " +
>      "Source=f:\\data\\;Mode=ReadWrite|Share Deny None";
>//Points to the copy on my hard drive. This does work.
>//string lc_ConnectionString = "Provider=VFPOLEDB.1;Data " +
>      "Source=c:\\apps\\;Mode=ReadWrite|Share Deny None";
>
>string SelectCmd = "SELECT employee.em_key, employee.em_userid, " +
>		"employee.em_fulname, employee.em_email " +
>		"FROM employee ";
>
>DataSet ds = new DataSet();
>
>OleDbDataAdapter DataAdapter = new OleDbDataAdapter(SelectCmd, lc_ConnectionString);
>
>DataAdapter.Fill(ds);
>
>grd_employee.DataSource = ds;
>grd_employee.DataBind();
>

>
>My dev PC is a WinXP Pro. I have Admin rights to our LAN.
>
>What can I do to allow my Webform to access a table on our LAN?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Jerry