Danny-

>I belive you are right on target. However, if you have any problems you can always setup an ODBC connection pointing to the data and then utilize it through ODBC.net ...

Thanks for your reply. I guess I should have explicitly stated that I am using ADO.NET. I found that using a mapped drive for a data path wasn't allowed, so my concern was/is that a share on another server will have the same problem. I don't think that is the same problem, but I am just a little fried and thought I should get a reality check.

The situation is a client will be rebuilding their server (I hope) and dividing the work up on two boxes. It's a sticky situation and I don't want to miss some small but critical detail.

Thanks again.