Chris -<br><br>What kind of user load do you anticipate? 1-5 active users can (somewhat) be handled by MS Access. Anything more than that, and you ought to be thinking about something like Sybase SQL Anywhere. More than about 25-50 users, start thinking about buying a database with some horsepower -- Oracle, MS SQL Server, Sybase, etc.<br><br>> My main wish is that the user doesn't need to have access or similar installed. <<br><br>If you're planning a VB project (and not a web/IIS project), each user will need the Microsoft ADO files installed on their machines. I think a lot of them get installed if they already have Internet Explorer 5, or NT Service Pack 6a (just guessing, here).<br><br>If you think you'll need more than just a datacontrol, I'd recommend you get one of the SQL books I listed in the FAQ. Probably the last one listed, as you'll need the info on creating SELECT statements (don't worry, it's easy, really!).<br><br>Chip H.<br>