Hi,
I never tried to connect to a database before and after reading a few previous posts and googling - I am confused as to the best way to connect to a SQL database to retrieve a single field in one table. ( I just want to get get the value from this field) to use as a status.
I don't want to update the DB at all just simpy read from it.

Can somebody point me in the right direction to simply do this?
An example would be great if possible.

thanks for you assistance
Steve