>>>I have a database to which I added new tables. After I set the referential integrity I get an ".DBC internal consistency error". I then have to force shut down VFP.
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>>>When I then try and access the database I get the following error "Index does not match the table. Delete the index file and recreate the index"
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>>>How do I correct this and how do I know what index is corrupt?
>>>
>>>Thanks in Advance
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>>make a copy of the .DCX file
>>Delete the .DCX file, as the error message suggests
>>open the database exclusively
>>that will rebuild the DCX file
>>Validate the database
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>I'm afraid, it would not help. Worth a try, anyway...

Why do you think so ? I remember having some of them back in the 3.0 days. I deleted the index and opening the database exclusively recreated the index