>For some reason, it doesn't work. What works is moving the pointer in parent and child tables. Then the "structure" gets the hint and starts working. The solution provided by Edward in previous messages works, and is actuly fast. Maybe even faster than the relation itself... Or maybe it's just me.
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>Thanks anyway!

By definition, it should give you absolutely the same speed as in case of relations. VFP temp relationship is actually SEEK() behind the scene.