>Can someone see what is wrong with the following line, defining the data source string to connect to VFP database:
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>strDataSource = "\\\\NOTEBOOK\\D$\\ROOMRES\\DATA\\ROOM_RES.DBC";
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>The above line gives me an error message.
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>Whereas, if I use the line:
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>strDataSource = "D:\\ROOMRES\\DATA\\ROOM_RES.DBC";
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>all works well.
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>TIA.

The $ is an andminstrative share that your process may not have rights to. Have you tired creating a normal share and using that instead?

BOb