Okay - sorry I was not clear.  The connection to the main DNN database (call it DB 1) works fine.  The connection to my SQL SERVER 2005 database, which is hosted separately (DB 2) is not working.  It's not DB2 that is the problem.  And the module I use to create views of the data in DB 2 is working fine.  And I also don't think it is the connection string, as that was not changed prior to the crash. 

Thanks for taking the time to forward your thoughtful suggestions on how I might resolve this.  Here is the error message:

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DotNetNuke.Services.Exceptions.ModuleLoadException: Timeout expired. The timeout period elapsed prior to obtaining a connection from the pool. This may have occurred because all pooled connections were in use and max pool size was reached. ---> System.InvalidOperationException: Timeout expired. The timeout period elapsed prior to obtaining a connection from the pool. This may have occurred because all pooled connections were in use and max pool size was reached. at Indoo.Data.dataAccess.throwError(Exception ex, String text) at Indoo.Data.dataAccess.throwSql(String sqlStatement, Exception ex) at Indoo.Data.dataAccess.setDataReader(String sqlStatement, Hashtable parameters) at Indoo.Data.dataAccess.getSchemaTable(String dbTableName) at Indoo.Data.dataAccess.getCachedSchemaData(String tableName, Boolean ignoreCachedSchemas) at Indoo.Data.dataAccess.getSchemaData(String tableName, String columnName, schemaColumn schemaColumn, Boolean ignoreCachedSchemas) at Indoo.Web.Controls.gridView.disableFilterAndSort() at Indoo.Web.Controls.gridView.OnGridLoad(Object sender, EventArgs e) at System.EventHandler.Invoke(Object sender, EventArgs e) at System.Web.UI.Control.OnLoad(EventArgs e) at System.Web.UI.WebControls.BaseDataList.OnLoad(EventArgs e) at Indoo.Web.Controls.gridView.OnLoad(EventArgs e) at System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() at System.Web.UI.Control.AddedControl(Control control, Int32 index) at System.Web.UI.ControlCollection.Add(Control child) at Indoo.DNN.Modules.IndooGrid.ViewIndooGrid.Page_preRender(Object sender, EventArgs e) --- End of inner exception stack trace ---

Hi Bob, William is correct. The connection for Indoogrid to a different database is set in the module itself. I'm testing Indoogrid and it took me some time to connect to a database other then the DNN instance. In the Tablesettings of the module, under Connection string I stated: Data Source=.\SQLExpress;Initial Catalog=catalogname;User ID=userid;Password=XXXX This connects to the second database and from there you are able to select tables, etc. Hope this helps and good luck. Hans Beekman