Guy,

The provider string in my example was for a linked server using VFP ODBC. For VFP OLEDB provider, see Re: SQL linked server with oledb Message #633186. Keep in mind that only read acceess to VFP data supported in linked server with the VFP OLEDB provider.

>Error 7399 OLE DB provider 'VFPOLEDB' reported an error.
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>OLE DB error trace [OLE/DB provider 'VFPOLEDB' IDBInitialize::Initialize returned 0x80004005: ]
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>I tried this with my copy of the VFP sample data and got the same error message. (So I've seen this with Fox 2.x free tables, one of my own DBC's, and now the VFP Sample Data.) I'm choosing the OLE DB provider for FoxPro when I create the Linked server in EM. I am only filling in the provider string (with the samples from this thread. All otehr fields are blank whencreating the Linked server. Is this the right thing to do?
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>Interestingly, I can create a linked server to my VFPDatabase using the "OLE DB provider for ODBC" and a DSN. (The same one that's failing with the VFP OLE DB provider.)
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