> > What is DB_KEY anyway
>
> Fast answer it's a unique record number identifying each record you are
> working with. If you don't define a unique key, this one gets used.
>
> Could someone else elaborate on the details. Is it unique for the life
> of the record, or just for the life of the transaction?
>

There is an excellent article on this subject at Claudio's web site:
http://www.cvalde.com/document/practical_use_of_the_rdb.htm

What puzzles me is why IBO does not automatically use DB_KEY internally
instead of KeyLinks ?

Chris Landowski
Dynamic Software Solutions