Sorry for delay but i was not here,
I think You can crate a remote view as SELECT * FROM..., the right command is CREATE SQL VIEW AS SELECT * FROM .. CONNECTION (see Help)
About DBSETPROP I am not sure, may be you can set this only for key & updatetable fields, but you can try.
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