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From: awd@dbase.A-T.COM (Alastair Dallas)
Newsgroups: comp.databases,comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Clipper's SET RELATION question
Summary: Not in dBASE it doesn't...
Keywords: DELETE
Message-ID: <371@dbase.A-T.COM>
Date: 16 Jan 90 19:36:32 GMT
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Organization: Ashton Tate Development Center Glendale, Calif.
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In article <8307@cbnewsm.ATT.COM>, ldc@cbnewsm.ATT.COM (derrick.j.mitchell) writes:
> When you are using the SET RELATION in Clipper and
> issue a DELETE, does the DELETE command affect the data file
> that the RELATION is set to?

No, at least not in dBASE.  Relations are often used, for example, to 
refer a transaction table with a customer table.  Just because a single
transaction is being deleted should not imply deleting the customer as
well.  You can do that, easily, but the system doesn't assume you want to.

/alastair/