Dear Rommel,

This is only a half facetious question...<g>

Could you change the RowID column of Table A to say... RowIDTabA?

Why is it not feasible to change it in table B?   (Knowing that may prompt 
a work around.)

At 16:14 14/05/01 -0700, you wrote:
>This might not be the right place to post this enchancement request, so I
>apologize in advance.
>
>The scenario:
>
>         Table A: (Parent)
>         RowID
>         TabAColumn1   PK
>         TabAColumn2
>         TabAColumn3
>
>         Table B: (Child)
>         RowID
>         TabAColumn1     FK
>         TabBColumn1
>         TabBColumn2
>
>When I place these two tables in a form (wherein Table A is the first table,
>and Table B is the second table), the RBase engine automatically links the
>two tables with RowID and TabAColumn1.
>
>Would it be possible if the developer gets to "tell" the RBase engine which
>columns to link the two tables in the form?
>
>The work around I have been using is making a view of Table B without the
>RowID column of Table B and using that view as the "second table" of the
>form.
>
>And, no, changing the RowID column of Table B to say... RowIDTabB is not a
>feasible option for the application.
>
>When creating a view, we can specify what columns to link the tables... I
>was just wondering if we can do the same with the forms.

Warmest regards,


Tom Grimshaw
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