>>>>Most likely it is located under another object, and you cannot see it unless you move the object that is on top.
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>>>No, this is not the case. I moved all objects around, tried to re-arrange them several times, re-started VFP 8 and the problem persists. Somehow magically the table became invisible, though it exists and I already modified its structure. Should I try to free it again and re-add?
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>>In the "version" above I see "VFP 9 SP1", but in the message you are talking about VFP8. So, what is the VFP version?
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>I'm sorry, I forgot to change my defaults. I'm currently working with VFP8 SP1.

In any case, if indbc() returns .t., and the table physically exists as a file, then no doubt it should be in the database container, but it is hidden somehow in the database viewer. To see the table object there, try this:
- copy *.db* files to test directory;
- set default to test directory;
- modify (yourdatabase), and review it in the database viewer;
- remove objects from the database one by one and see if the object you need appears.