fields with parenthesis in name will not populate dataset

[cavall]

I have a couple fields in an Access DB that have parenthesis in the name: EST(Minutes), EST(Seconds) When I try and populate the dataset and then bind the datagrid it claims there is no field having that name.. Can parenthesis be used in fieldnames? If so, can you please tell me the correct syntax please? thanks cavall "Nothing is at last sacred, but the integrity of your own mind." "What lies behind us and what lies before us are nothing compared to what lies within us." - Ralph Waldo Emerson