sorry, somehow I missed this post. deanofharvard wrote: and various other permutations of this theme. this is NOT good way how to solve (programing) problems! deanofharvard wrote: "Compiler Error Message: CS0234: The type or namespace name 'DataAccess' does not exist in the class or namespace 'GBG.thefightison' (are you missing an assembly reference?)" How many project do you have? If you're using classes from different assemblies, you have to add their (assemblies') references to your project. deanofharvard wrote: Would you like to see all of the source code? If nothing else helps, send me that damned code :) at no-hail(at)seznam.cz David Never forget: "Stay kul and happy" (I.A.)