>I tried to include the following code a run-time executable:
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>open database MyDatabase exclusive
>validate database recover
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>I keep getting error that this requires that database is open exclusive. It is, from what I see.
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>What am I missing?
Perhaps it was previously open, and VFP fails to re-open it exclusively? Try to CLOSE ALL or CLOSE DATABASE or something similar, before the commands you showed.
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