Maybe I didn't send this message in a correct way the other day. At least I= =20 didn't see it appear fra the list in my own mail. So here I'm taking the=20 liberty of trying again: My application written in VB4.0 16 bit version using allbase.dll is opening= =20 a database on a HP3000 running express#3. The UPDATABLE-property of the database is reported back as TRUE. A dataset is opened as a dynaset. This UPDATABLE-property of the dynaset is= =20 reported back as FALSE. It beats me why. The same dataset is UPDATABLE when opened from MS-QUERY (EXCEL). =20 The user and users password grants access to the dataset in mode 1. Any suggestions ? Med vennlig hilsen / Kind Regards Svein A. L=F8ken Studierektor / Industrial Professor Regnskap og Revisjon / Accounting and Auditing Group BI / Norwegian School of Management Phone: +47 67 57 06 83 Private Phone +47 66 79 75 83 Persons=F8ker / Pager: +47 96 60 59 38 fax +47 67 57 0575