Can someone tell me why the following code: //---------------------------------------------------- $q = sprintf("SELECT * FROM DB#LIBNAME.TABLENAME"); $conn = new COM ("ADODB.Connection") or die("Cannot start ADO"); $connStr = "Provider=IBMDA400;Password=XXXXXX;User ID=XXXX;Data Source=999.99.1.100;Transport Product=Client Access;SSL=DEFAULT"; $conn->open($connStr); $rs = $conn->execute($q); $outval = odbc_columns($conn, "DB#LIBNAME", "%", "TABLENAME", "%"); //---------------------------------------------------- results in this error being generated on the $outval line? odbc_columns() expects parameter 1 to be resource, object given in D:\WAMP\www\directory\filename.php on line 13 Cheryl L. Sullivan Interface Analyst / Web Developer Sacred Heart Hospital (www.shh.org <http://www.shh.org/> ) 421 Chew Street * Allentown, PA 18102 Office: 610-776-4784 Sacred Heart Hospital - 2011 Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year <http://www.shh.org/news/release.asp?id=145> Notice: This communication, including attachments, may contain information that is confidential and protected. It constitutes non-public information intended to be conveyed only to the designated recipient(s). If you believe that you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and promptly delete this e-mail, including attachments without reading or saving them in any manner. The unauthorized use, dissemination, distribution, or reproduction of this e-mail, including attachments, is prohibited and may be unlawful. Thank you.