>>>The Help files for PACK state that the command rebuilds all open index files. Is it safe to assume that .CDX files, open by definition, are re-indexed?
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>>John
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>>Yes, if associated with the packed Table then they are re-indexed. Memo files are also packed (they can get wild). Please not though the VFP indexes are not the same indexes your Mom & Dad used to use! VFP Tables now have backlinks in the header to the DBC, Primary index info is stored in the DBC, etc. To truly completely reindex you need a third party tool or do a lot of 'head banging'. It took me at least a week to write a routine. Learned a lot...
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>if you are going to write such a thing
>look into the gendbc which can come handy for this

Arnon

Yes GenDBC is a corner stone of any true reindexing scheme. So is a Meta-Index file to store the info on the Indexes.

To be quite honest Stonefields Data package (forget the real name) may be best since could be a time consuminf and somewhat 'dangerous' process.

This is such an involved process that even ProMatrix contacted me on how I do it. After you learn it & do it it is not so bad but the process of doing it is not much fun.... At least it not almost a year ago when less was known about VFP.

HTH
Tom