>Hi.... I'm a new user of foxpro and i have a very simple question... is there any logical reason to build a view that is the exact replicate of the table??
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>Thanks

One of the most valuable things about a view is that my database has 38 tables. When I need data from a parent, child, grand child, great grand child relation, a parameterized view will give me all the data I need in one simple USE viewname statement.