Tom,

You might want to try opening the tables in VFP if you have a copy available. Unlike 2.6, VFP will automatically reset the record count if it's incorrect.

>Hi, everyone,
>
> I would like to ask for some help at this moment.
>
> I am away from the office with a client who has clobbered 2 dbf files.
>
> I came here from work with the utility called Recover, but I have the
> Visual FoxPro version, and the client is running 2.6.
>
> So, I've been looking all evening for info on the internet about the record counter on the header of the file so I could go in with hexedit if possible, but I can't find anything about it.
>
> Do you have anything at your fingertips about the difference between files depending on
> what version you're using?
>
> Thanks a lot.
> Tom Hayward