Issues like this is just one of the reasons that very few people use bound controls.. for more, see this FAQ article.

I would recommend using code to connect to the database instead.. it is about the same amount of work for the simple things, and much less for the more complex things. It also avoids issues like this, as well as installation issues.. and more importantly, there are many more people here who can help you with it.

If you want to give it a try, see the ADO Tutorial link in my signature, and the ADO section of our Database FAQs for further things that can be done.