>Hi.
>It's a different file, and I HAVE started again from a backup.
>It must've actually been corrupted somehow... though it showed no problem within native dBASE.
>Curious.
>
>Thanks again, Naomi.
>Rich
If you open this DBF file in, say, Notepad++, do you see data?
There are some utilities to fix the corrupted data, I think some may be in Downloads section here (CMRepair). You may try your luck with them if you do see the data.
If it's not broken, fix it until it is.
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