> > > Because the "Windows local" connection is not multi-user or
> > > thread-safe.
> >
> > >From the above text: "In the field where I
> >specify the database, I replace the computer name by "localhost". "
> >
> >So, that's a bit different.
>
> Oops, sorry, missed that.

:-)

> >I wonder why this didn't work - some name resolving error?
> >Winsock 2?
>
> Is it a Win98 machine?

Dunno. Gerwin, is it?

I suspect not, as IIS is running on it...

> I've recently made my Win98 machine into a Win2K machine but, from
> recollection, the local machine doesn't see its own hostname unless you
> plant it in the Hosts file. Reason is, Win98 isn't a server platform so

it

> simply doesn't have a server name. If there is no NIC, just use 127.0.0.1
> as the IP address.

--
Martijn