>>Hi All:
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>>Is there any difference between the VFP .DBF header and, say, the dBase 3 one. The reason I'm asking is that I'm trying to open a DBF file file with Clipper's DBU utility and I get 'Corruption Detected' message. It opens OK in VFP.
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>>Since I need this DBF to be readable in Clipper, I was looking for a way to hack the header, if that turns out to be the solution.
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>>Thanks,
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>>Yossi
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>Did you try first
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>copy to NewFile type Fox2x (check other types available)?

That worked; thanks!