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On Wed, 23 Dec 1998 12:24:25 -0500, JonTrimble wrote:

> I have two tables that I would like to update in a form.
> They both have a common index.  I have set up Referential
> Integrity rules in the Database Administrator as indicated
> in the Developer's Guide.  They are set up in a one
> (obviously parent) to many (child) relationship with
> restricted update and cascading delete.  They have a rule
> Name.  I can find nowhere in the guide that says how to use
> this facility.  Only Create, Modify and Remove it.  Is there
> a way to utilize it?  

Defining RI rules does nothing to create a relationship.  You still
need to do this with the masterRowset, masterFields, and indexName
properties of the data objects.  What RI does is throw an error and
disallow edits/appends/deletes which would violate the defined rules.

See Ken's MiscCode.how and BegData.how at:

http://www.mindspring.com/~hirschv/dbase/dbase.htm


Gary

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