Thank You Ken and Aaron.

When I use the connection string from Carl's site, I get the same problem. This means that there is something in the Server's security settings that is causing my error. I knew that was a possibility, I just wasn't sure. Unfortunately, I have to wait for the contractor who has "promised" he will provide me a "secure id and password". I'd much rather this have been my error!

When I saw Aaron's suggestion to the website, I wondered if he'd been there. I had found this website (www.connectionstring.com) via Google, but it always switched me to some site in Sweden (not sure about this, the language was not English). Since I've goofed like this a few times, I followed the link and amazingly, it worked. It also leads to the same type of string.

Thanks guys, I really do appreciate this. The error message essentially says "you goofed or you don't have the right security credentials" and very different actions are necessary depending on which option is the culprit. So it's wait...

At least I feel better.