a game, eh? > word i win. ;p isaac <tip type="ultra basic CF"> set the datasource used throughout your coldfusion application in the application.cfm file: <CFSET #db#="DatasourceName"> and then refer to it throughout like this: <cfquery name="queryname" datasource="#db#"> gives you a central point from which to change the name, and saves sitewide search&replace efforts. </tip>