I put this in openser.cfg: modparam("avpops","avp_url","mysql://unixodbc:passwd@host/database") When I start openser it complains and then EXITS. ERROR:avpops_init: "AVP_DB" present but "AVP_TABLE" found empty Why do I need to specify an avp_table? I plan to use avp_db_query() to retrieve values from another table. That's if using avp_db_query against an odbc source is even possible. People say it is, but given that it's not documented, I'm not sure. Doug. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ