> another question of the 'hidden failure' type:
>
> I go: qry.Open;
>
> And the qry remains inactive. It does not produce any error message, but

it

> does not open either.
>
> I haven't seen such a thing before. Under what circumstances could this
> happen? (IBO 4.2Eb)

I have no idea what could cause this.

What does the SQL monitor say?

Jason Wharton
CPS - Mesa AZ
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