<clear/> should appear between <connectionStrings> and </connectionStrings>

Or he could just learn to debug the code by setting a breakpoint. only two letters away from being an asset

You're right. While the OP started with SQL in the C# forum, it now figures in the DB forum showing C# code; and we may be about to find out what the exception is. :) Luc Pattyn I only read code that is properly indented, and rendered in a non-proportional font; hint: use PRE tags in forum messages Local announcement (Antwerp region): Lange Wapper? Neen!

1 - your code does NOT stop injection attacks 2 - if you give people here code, they are likely to use it verbatim, not ever understand it 3 - why give people examples they shouldn't use ? Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.

you're welcome. :) Luc Pattyn Local announcement (Antwerp region): Lange Wapper? Neen!

I believe Form1 is your start-up form. When Application.Run(new Form1()) is executed, it sets the Form1's visibility to true. This happens after your call to this.Hide() in Form1's constructor. This is the reason why first form is still visible. Are you looking to implement a splash-screen? If yes, this is not the correct method. Try the following points Show the Form1 before the call to Application.Run Keep a timer on Form1 with interval as 3secs and when timer ticks, unload the form. Instantiate Form2 and start message loop on that. Application.Run(new Form2()). Navaneeth How to use google | Ask smart questions modified on Thursday, September 24, 2009 4:47 AM

thanks very much dude you answered my question :) :thumbsup: