Solution: By using a combination of the information at http://www.gyford.com/phil/writing/2...ling_dbi_a.php and the link within that page under "these simple instructions" (http://www.truerwords.net/articles/o...dbd_mysql.html) I managed to get DBD working instead of ODBC. That is sufficient for me. I did the above with one difference. I used a later version of the latest non-beta DBD module. Andynic