I've just found out that the magical number of '5 connections' isn't a licensing issue as I thought it was but that it is a 'maximum recommended'. Thus I don't have a problem anymore !!!!! BTW, this recommendation is apparently due to performance degradation for more than 5 connections. Is this true? I thought the only difference between MSDE and MSSQL was the management tools that come with MSSQL as the install size, structure and location seems to be identical. Thanks anyway to anybody who would have offered to help with my problem, which is no longer a problem. Damian

Just try rs.MoveFirst()

Sorry about that last comment, "my bad". I won't tell you what the problem was as its rather embarassing. Sorry again. Damian

Yes you can use DAO sdk (you can find this in the last cd of VS 6.0) Or you can use ADO... In my Classes I use MFC, but here you can see any samples without MFC.... Best Regards Carlos Antollini. Sonork ID 100.10529 cantollini

Speaking as a MCSD I would say it has definitely been worthwhile. From a knowledge perspective I have gained immeasurably. On more than one occasion I have run across a problem and found the solution by remember something I came across while studying. From an employment perspective I realized almost 20k salary increase the first contract I got after obtaining my MCSD. Although quite a lot don’t know what MCSD is those who do are impressed by it. Having it on my resume has definitely brought me to the top of the list. If you are driven to continually learn more and become better, than yes go for it. If you are looking for a way to increase your cash potential then find another field.

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Hell Look at http://cygwin.com/ There you will find WIN32 ports of a lot of GNU tools including gcc and make. Best regards, Eddy Steevens