>Hi folks
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>The VFP 6 documentation says that if a memo file is corrupt, you can replace the fpt file with another valid fpt file. The problem I'm having is that after replacing the fpt file,
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>then packing the file
>then close the file
>then use the file again
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>I get the VFP dialog to Repair a damaged memo file. Any help or ideas on how to completely replace the FPT file would be helpful.
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>Here are the steps to reproduce the problem...
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>create table mytable (name C(20), notes M, dob D)
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>* now, manually add a few records
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>* now make a copy of the table and zap it so to create an empty fpt file
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>COPY TO mytable2
>USE && close the table
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>USE mytable 2
>ZAP
>USE
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>* In Windows Explorer, delete the mytable.fpt file. Rename
>* the mytable2.fpt to mytable.fpt
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>* Now reopen the file, pack, close the file and open it
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>USE mytable
>PACK
>USE
>USE mytable
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>* At this point the repair dialog appears.
Peter,
Are you ready to completely get rid of fpt ? If so just changing byte offsett 28 in table header does it :

lparameters cTableName
handle=fopen(cTableName,12)
=fseek(handle,28)
nPokeByte = asc(fread(handle,1))
nWriteByte=bitand(nPokeByte,0xFD) && 11111101 - Clear has memo
=fseek(handle,28)
=fwrite(handle,chr(nWriteByte))
=fclose(handle)

If you want you can corparate the changing of field types from M to C in routine. To do this all visually&manually you can execute :
do form (home()+"tools\hexedit\hexedit") with mytable.dbf
Cetin