Thanks to all. Using the server: as part of the connect string worked a
treat.

Chris

""Nigel Weeks"" <nweeks@...> wrote in message
news:<001b01c47aa0$ac5c6970$66d51acb@...>...

>
> > To the original poster of this thread, apologies for straying
> > far from your
> > question.
> >
> > Nigel - - -
>
> Yes, very sorry.
>
> > What I
> > described was the solution to the Windows path string bug. I
> > could not
> > begin to say whether *your* particular problem is solved in
> > recent FreeBSD
> > builds, or not.
>
> Ah ha!
> Thankyou for clearing that up!
> I'll keep your reply as reference material - there's a lot of info

there!

>
>
> And I do sincerely apologise for any angst I may have caused HB, Alan,

Chris

> S or anyone else.
>
> Nige.
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