>>VIEWS are something I have never used. I don't
>>know why but I just have never thought of them as
>>necessary. Maybe I need to investigate this
>>concept. Could you get me headed in the right
>>direction with this ?
>try the tips section on my vfp page
>(http://www.ontime.co.il/vfp.htm)
>- i hope it will help
>
>but i must warn u - VIEWS only exist inside a DBC
>(though
>u can create a temporary DBC just for them)
>
>Arnon Gal-Oz


Well, In that case I will pass on that for the moment. I have been able to deal with the problem of CHILD records in a grid by setting a FILTER. Not the best solution but only a few records will ever be in the file so it will work just fine.