Background I am working on a number of ODBC extensions which are modelled on the idea of the Visual Basic DataEnvironment, which contains DataConnections (which connect to a particular database) which in turn contain DataCommands which link to a particular database table or query. Our sixth form students currently use VB for their coursework and I think I can only get Oberon accepted as an alternative if I can duplicate VB's ease of use with databases. I have the DataEnvironment, DataConnection and DataCommand working, and have implemented DataTextField and DataCaption gadgets which are like a normal TextField and Caption gadgets but have a string attribute expressed as connectionName.commandName.fieldName, e.g. PublicData.Attendance.Description. When the cursor held by a DataCommand alters position it broadcasts an update message to all gadgets with the value of connectionName.commandName, e.g. PublicData.Attendance, and the Data* gadgets can then retrieve and display the current field value. Question I would like to implement a model gadget for the connection/command, which could then be attached to a panel document and automatically connect to the ODBC source and open a cursor on the specified command, but the Gadgets system uses strings which are 64 (63 plus terminator) long, which is not long enough for arbitrary SQL statements. Does anyone have any suggestions as to how I can implement this? I wonder if I should be using proper OBJECTs instead (I'm intending this for use with WinAos) but can't see how to integrate these with the Gadgets system. I haven’t done any programming under Aos/WinAos but if this is a solution then I'd consider it. John Stout --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.657 / Virus Database: 422 - Release Date: 13/04/2004