Well, I will try to help.

Not sure this is your problem, and you might already know what I am goind to say, but just in case you don't... your application database connection has nothing to do with BO Mapper and such. These are all located through the StrataFrame Database connection.

So, you might want to check that. Go to the StrataFrame menu on the Visual Studio IDE, choose Database Connection. The StrataFrame Data Store should be selected. You can edit it and make shure that this connection is pointing to the StrataFrame Database, not anyone else.

Hope it helps.

>> So, you might want to check that. Go to the StrataFrame menu on the Visual Studio IDE, choose Database Connection. The StrataFrame Data Store should be selected. You can edit it and make shure that this connection is pointing to the StrataFrame Database, not anyone else. <<

It is pointing to the correct place and no - it does not help

When I try to right-click on the BO, the tool tip says "The containing project must first be bound to a project in the database" - so what is this trying to tell me?

Can you modify your project properties from within the BO mapper? If so, does it have a valid SQL connection string to your application database?

Hi Dustin.

>> Can you modify your project properties from within the BO mapper? If so, does it have a valid SQL connection string to your application database? <<

I am SOOOO embarrassed!!! I made a real stupid newbie mistake when re-organizing my project. This one was caused by Visual Studio, not by Strataframe. I finally managed to get the original project working - and you were right. It was a namespace issue.

I am SOOOOO sorry for wasting everyone's time and I really appreciate everyone who is up here trying to help newbies like me.

This is such a humbling experience - I have been a VFP MVP for the last 10 years, so I am used to getting the code written (in VFP) backwards in my sleep

Oh well, live and learn or you don't live long...

Another thought, make sure you can get to your StrataFrame database using SQL Management Studio. It still sounds like something went off-kilter regarding the IDE's connection to the SF database, so you might want to check to ensure that the database is present, can be browsed, etc. The database will be named StrataFrame. Make sure you can browse the tables preffaced with "DTE".

Thanks again for taking the time and the trouble to help me get this one resolved. Now that I have the original project working again, I am going to the neighborhood pub and having a large delicious martini I have earned it.

Hopefully, tomorrow will be a better day and you won't be hearing so much out of me because I will be making fewer stupid mistakes.

Oh well, the only people who do not make mistakes are those that aren't doing anything...

Hey Marcia.

Never mind. Really glad you got it going.

Enjoy your martini. Shaken or stirred?

Yes indeed. Those who don't make mistakes are unlikely to make anything at all .

Enjoy the martini!

Shaken of course - with blue cheese stuffed olives. Yum!