Hi, you have to use the "SQL Server Spatial Provider" instead of ODBC Gunter -- View this message in context: http://osgeo-org.1803224.n2.nabble.com/Creating-a-SQL-datasource-with-a-Geomtry-field-tp5777022p5777065.html Sent from the MapGuide Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.