>We receive DBase III tables to import into our SQL Server database. We use VFP9 to open the DBFs and import into SQL Server.
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>Occasionally the Dbase III DBF comes to us corrupted and VFP reports that the "Table mydbf.dbf has become corrupted. The table will need to be repaired before using again".
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>The person sending the DBF says that they can open the DBF in Dbase III ok. Why can they open a corrupted DBF in Dbase III when VFP9 can't?

Try using
SET TABLEVALIDATE to 0

Re: Moving foxpro tables from version6-version8 Thread #1493395 Message #1493396