Apparently the Test tab page of the ZODBC connection object does not work properly. Zope 2.1 always raises an "unpack sequence" error, no matter which platform (NT, Win98) or database backend (Oracle, Access, InterBase) you use. On the other hand there seems to be no trouble when you Test a ZSQL object, so for normal use there is no real issue once you know that. It is very frustating, however, when you're a Zope newbie (like me) and think it doesn't work at all because you cannot even make it work on the ZODBC connection test page, preventing you from trying it with a ZSQL object. I hope this is useful for other people who experienced the same thing, or are about to. Roland ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com