Subject Re: Converting VFP to Dbase or importing into VFP into dbase From rcall <rcall@mcminnco.net> Date Sat, 18 Oct 2014 16:40:04 -0400 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started Attachment(s) dbExport.JPG mike, With 100 files this might be labor intensive but what worked for me was exporting the VFP 9 file as a foxpro 2 file COPY TO c:\\vetdb\\data\\client.dbf TYPE FOX2X or see attachment 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