Ok, I can create an odbc connection to my access database, and use that connection on the asp. The problem is, after I open the page a few times in the browser, I get an error saying that I dont have permissions to access the ('unknown') file. Wait a bit and then it works again. I think the page is locking the database somehow. Any ideas on how to prevent or change this? I am using vbscript in my asp. I can post code if it would help. TIA