diff --git a/src/include/postman.cpp b/src/include/postman.cpp
index 1f8470800..4f649d9c1 100755
--- a/src/include/postman.cpp
+++ b/src/include/postman.cpp
@@ -731,8 +731,8 @@ HIDDEN void odbc_send(const TString & dsn, int num, TAuto_token_string & elab_fi
 			int nfields = wrk.fields();
 			const TString name = table_name(curr_file_num, mssql);
 			TToken_string key(wrk.keydef(), '+');
-			TString check_statement = "SHOW TABLE STATUS WHERE Name = '";
-				
+			TString check_statement = "SHOW TABLES LIKE '";
+
 			if (mssql)
 			{
 				TString sqlname = name.mid(1, name.len() - 2);
@@ -745,7 +745,6 @@ HIDDEN void odbc_send(const TString & dsn, int num, TAuto_token_string & elab_fi
 
 			int err = recset.exec(check_statement);
 
-			message_box("%s %d", (const char *)check_statement, err);
 			if (err <= 0)
 			{
 				create_table(recset, curr_file_num, name, wrk);