Welcome to the forum!

Here's a link showing a connection routine.

You should use ADO with MS SQL.

http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.p...39#post1804439

Also - there are threads at the top of the DB forum here that have tutorials and other info on SQL - but still, feel free to ask!

btw - in our shop we never use Bound controls and always use STORED PROCEDURES...