To MySql Team. I am trying mysql version 3.23.38 for win 2000 and linux. I use VB and VC++ to develop. There are 2 major problem i have encounter. 1) If i ask for "describe [tablename]" into a Datagrid, I do not get the info back when the tables has an auto_increment field. 2) I use ODBC to access the database. It talks about 2-3 seconds to open / update a recordset using the mysql for windows AND msql for linux. I do not know what is the problem, and why it takes me about 5 seconds to open a recordset and update. I will appreciate it, if you will reply with an answer. P.S I used earlier version of mysql ( 1.6 i think ) for linux and These problems NEVER occur. there for i am sure that my code is correct ( i tried the same code on this DB) Best Regards Ran Salomon E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------------------------