Phil, I didn't explain myself clear enough. I'm sending data to an Access 
database on a local computer and also to an Oracle database that I'm linked 
to either on the local computer or via a network to an Oracle server.
If the local Oracle database is shut down or if the internet cable is 
disconnected then data can't be linked. When the internet cable is 
reconnected or the local database is restarted then how will the vb app 
know and how will the vb app keep from faulting.

Use the Error event to control this problem?

Thanks
Jeff