Hi all i'm new to VB ... Im using VB6 and DAO 3.6 and ADO 2.5 to connect to access 2003. I'm linking one table from db1.mdb(externa l DB) to db2.mdb(current working DB). Its working fine for all databases.But when i about to connect to one specific database(mdb file). I got the above said error.Help me to fix this .what i needto check in that mdb file? Thanx in advance.