>We have a large table which has given the message "Table '< tablename >' has been corrupted. The table will need to be repaired before using again.
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>There is no memo file associated with this table.
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>My experience with repair tools is that they have not been very useful.
>Has that been your experience as well?

When I used DBF tables in the past (I only use SQL now) I found repair tools necessary and very useful.