On  9 Aug 96 at 10:56, Don Harrington wrote:
 
> Is there any way to link to a detail file and only get one record?  I
> need to link through a detail file and use a field in that file for a
> link to another detail, but I don't want the entire record complex, I
> only need it for the linkage.  Is this possible, or is it just wishful
> thinking?
 
I'm not following you here, Don.  You want to do something like:
 
ACCESS Detail-1 link to Detail-2 (limit 1)     ??
 
What's in D-2 that causes you to want 'the linkage' and not the record?
What possible ways can you link to D-2 from D-1?  Is D-1 to D-2 and
1-to-many or many-to-many relationship?
 
lb