Granted...but there is still no reason why an extra clause could not be implemented to set the RI mode (Ignore, Cascade or Restrict). Eventhough it's procedural, you still have to set the RI mode via the builder.

>Hi Larry.
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>>It is decarative beacause you can currently esatblish a persisten relationship via a PRIMARY KEY or FOREIGN KEY clause in the CREATE or ALTER TABLE command.
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>That's not how declarative RI works. RI is handled at the database engine level in that case. Although you can use code to create the persistent relationship in VFP, creating one doesn't mean the database engine will do anything. VFP requires procedural code to implement RI. I can guarantee that will never change.
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>Doug