>Bob,
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>>The only difference that I see, is that it is not somehow encapsulated into a single set of records.
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>Exacly, you've got the point. How ever I want to expand this by being able to use this VFP-view in the same manner as with SQL-views, so:
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>- Use it as a datasource in a SQL-select query
>- When doing DML actions I refer to the alias of the view instead of the underlying tables.
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>In short, I want to abstract the whole thing without losing the advantages which the underlying table-hierarchy offers.
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Walter,

It sure sounds like you want a business logic object to me.