Bob Tyler wrote in message ...
>On Tue, 7 Mar 2000 18:50:42 -0500 , Timothy Hoefner <[log in to unmask]>
>wrote:
>
>>My question is simple but I've got to have the correct answer so that I
may or may not win an argument with our DBA.
>>
>>Is it possible to programmatically delete automatic masters without
deleting the associated details?
>>
>>(I never went to image school as did others so I must go to the
guru's!!!!!)
>>
>>Thanks
>>Tim Hoefner
>>El Paso Community College
>>[log in to unmask]
>

The Turbo-Image manual states that the DBDELETE intrinsic "Deletes the
current entry from a manual master or detail dataset." Not automatic
masters. Upon reviewing the list of Return Status values, (since I've never
actually tried it myself), I would expect to receive a value of 44 (can't
delete master entry with non-empty chains).

David Copeland
JSI Data Systems Ltd.
Nepean Ontario Canada.