Subject Re: Converting VFP to Dbase or importing into VFP into dbase From Eric Logan <jelogan@eltopia.com> Date Wed, 15 Oct 2014 14:52:10 -0700 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started A question I have is, Why can't you connect to VFP files through ODBC and manipulate them in dBase? I think it would be a good exercise to find out which dBase objects and methods would work. I suppose that going through ODBC would force using more SQL. However, since there are many similarities between FoxPro and dBase, wouldn't it be possible to use the database, query, and rowset objects and methods? E.L On 10/13/2014 7:35 AM, Mike wrote: > I am stuck and did not find an answer via the FAQ or google. > I have 100's of VFP tables (.dbf) and would like to convert them to a dbase file type. Most all have indexes but I dont mind rebuilding those in dbase.  In the Dbase command window I used: Use? and opened the vfp table and got a database engine error. Corrupt table/Index header. > Next I open the table in VFP and got rid of the indexes and attempted to reopen in dbase same error. > I reopened my file in VFP and did a export to type dbase IV same error when opening in dbase. > I then tried several copy structure to commands and dbase is throwing the same error. > I was looking at a dbase program using VFP files but that wont work using the BDE so I want to evaluate converting then to dbase and rewriting our programs. > Thank you > Mike >