>>>

>>>	<databases>
>>>		<add key="Emmis\Connection" value="Provider=VFPOLEDB.1 ;data source='U:\emmis.dbc'" />
>>>	</databases>
>>>

>>>
>>
>>Also try removing the single quotes from around 'U:\emmis.dbc'.
>No luck.
>Have you tried using fox data yet and if so did it work for you?
>
>Thanks,

The sample app. can use VFP data. There is a sample key in the help, under "Data Access with Business Objects -> Specifying Conneciton Stringfs and Database Settings". Are you setting the DatabaseKey property in your business object to "Emmis" ?.