>12:CREATE CONNECTION conn2 CONNSTRING lcConn1
>13:CREATE CONNECTION Wowie CONNSTRING lcConn2
>
>2. "Database is read only" after executing line 12 and 13
>
>is it really impossible to update data in a DBC that's included in an EXE?

Yes, because at that point, it doesn't exist on disk to be modified.

>are there any workarounds?

The USE command takes a CONNSTRING clause. I think this was added in VFP8.