Hi, It should read: $i = odbc_connect( "sample", "db2inst1", "ibmdb2" ); Please provide more detailed information on the SQL error and SQL state. Otherwise it is not really easy to tell, what the problem is. ManieQ wrote: > $i = odbc_connect ("PROTOCOL=TCPIP; SERVERNAME=jajo.tpi.pl; > SERVICE=50002; DATABASE=SAMPLE", "db2inst1", "ibmdb2" ); > > I receive: > > Warning: SQL error: , SQL state czen¦?ßÿ¿á&L@Polaczen in SQLConnect in > /home/manieq/web/db21.php on line 5 -- --- Helmut <NoCarrier> Tessarek --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- IBM Certified Solution Expert Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCP, MCP+I, MCSE) Karmarschgasse 53/1/3/11, A-1100 Vienna, Austria ----------------- http://www.evermeet.cx ----------------- -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]