> > Does anyone know what the backgroundfetch parameter does in this connection string?
> >
> > "Driver={Microsoft Visual FoxPro Driver};SourceType=DBF;SourceDB=\\fileserver\;Exclusive=No;Collate=Machine;NULL=NO;DELETED=NO;BACKGROUNDFETCH=NO"
>
> You have probably this string taken from http://www.connectionstrings.com/?carrier=visualfoxpro, colleague.
> Perhaps this will give you some insight: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/269881.
>
> HTH.
>
> Regards,
>
> Ilya


I had found a connection string somewhere that had backgroundfetch=yes and it had been working in VB windows apps. My problem started when I tried to connect to VFP data from a VB web application and it told me the database didn't exist. I finally found changing that setting to NO fixed it. Of course I then wanted to know what that setting did.

Thanks!