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Re: Another QUIZ Question
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M Buten <[log in to unmask]>
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M Buten <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 10 Aug 1996 21:44:09 GMT
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In article <Pine.SUN.3.91.960809105346.24495A-100000@bcstec>,
   Don Harrington <[log in to unmask]> 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?
 
How about
ACCESS FILE1 LINK TO RECORD 0 OF DETAIL-FILE  &
  LINK XXXXX OF DETAIL-FILE TO SOMETHING-ELSE
 
This will build the whole complex, but will save disk reads on
DETAIL-FILE.
 
Max Buten
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