Guard, First, this kind of beginner question is more appropriate for the NOVICE list.
> IF update table set field='c:\windows' > but > > c:\windows -> c:windows That's because "\" is the Unix escape character. If I were to want to save "O'Reilly", for example, I could: UPDATE table SET name = 'O\'Reilly'; Since you want to save an actual backslash, do this: UPDATE table SET field = 'C:\\windows'; In your interface code, you may which to add a function that doubles your backslashes. -Josh Berkus ______AGLIO DATABASE SOLUTIONS___________________________ Josh Berkus Complete information technology [EMAIL PROTECTED] and data management solutions (415) 565-7293 for law firms, small businesses fax 621-2533 and non-profit organizations. San Francisco ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster