>I handle primary key generation in views by putting x3genpk('base table name','database') in the default value of my primary key field in the view. Don't SELECT * in your view definition, or your default value will disappear whenever you make changes to the base table.

Sounds reasonable. I'll give it a try. Thanks.
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>I can't remember why I did it this way (I may have had the same problem as you), but it works great.
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>BTW, _upgrade_to_version_3.0_, especially if you're just starting a new project.

Is 3.0 really that much better?

Thanks
Greg