Hi,
FWIW VFP9 doesn't allow the table to go over 2GB, it stops during the record insert with a message that says the table is too big, but you can still open it.

>Hi Borislav,
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>Thanks for the info. I was reading on the website that you had to buy a liecne to even use it. But I followed your directions, and the liense included in the zip file says 30 trial. I used it today on the table, and got the table packed down to 1.6GB < yeah >.
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>We now have a table to look at and compare to the rebuild they are doing.
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>Thanks everyone.
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>>>>>>>I understand this. But we are just trying to get the info out of the table at the moment and will look at that afterwards.
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>>>>>>This is quite a unique situation. If I understand correctly, you have reached this limit, without seeing it coming first, and you cannot any long access the file. Is that correct?
>>>>>
>>>>>Yes, that is the problem. *red face* :-)
>>>>
>>>>Beth,
>>>>Did you check my message?
>>>>Thierry, said that he uses some utility that allow him to open the table and PACK it.
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>>>Hi Borislav,
>>> Yes, I checked your message and looked up the utility. Sorry, forgot to get back to you to say thank you.
>>>
>>>Thank you.
>>>
>>> But higher ups have to try a couple things and don't know if they want to buy that Utility or not yet.
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>>But it is free! or at least when I downloaded it from CDBF cite and run it it doesn't want any registration or said that it is trial.
>>http://www.whitetown.com/download.php3
>>I downloaded "CDBF for Windows, GUI version, without installation"