Subject Re: DBT file corrupt
From Ken Mayer <dbase@nospam.goldenstag.net>
Date Thu, 14 Dec 2017 13:17:08 -0800
Newsgroups dbase.getting-started

On 12/14/2017 12:08 PM, Phylsys wrote:
> Have a specific record that once selected shows pop up of corrupt blob file. Level 7 dbf.
> Is there a utility that can repair it. Is it just an index of the dbf file for the memo field? A decade or more ago there were several programs that dealt with corrupt indexes...But it was for a level 5 dbf. Can I delete the records say for one before and 5 more after...Then insert blank for 5 records and then re-enter the data?
> Or will, once it reached the corrupt index, hang up or fail?

In the dUFLP are two programs you might want to try, but you should back
up the tables first ...

FixCorruption.wfm
   and
FixDBF7.prg

(The dUFLP is a freeware library of code, see the signature block at the
bottom of my post ...)

Ken


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