I have not used javascript very much in my programs. I mostly use VB, VB.NET, VBS, ASP.NET, & ASP.

Does Javascript have the ability to access databases? I use SQL Server and MS Access 97/2000.

You probably need to clarify the scenario. JavaScript (or more technically JScript) running on Windows can access databases using COM and ADO. When I used to write classic ASP I nearly always used JScript as the server-side language.

However JavaScript running client-side in a browser would struggle to connect to a database because of the security limitations of the browser and accessibility of the server.

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Joe
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Indeed. In terms of using client side JavaScript to access a database on your public web site, yes it is technically possible, but a seriously bad and not very user-friendly idea because of the security warnings and issues as Joe says.
If you are creating an internal Intranet for example tho, you could use it if you wanted to (but I would still prefer a server based solution with Ajax or something).
Using ActiveX, so IE only, you can create ADO objects to use the same way as in ASP. There is a simple example at http://www.planet-source-code.com/vb...=2804&lngWId=2

Phil