>>Any time you create temp dbf/view/index etc. as part of dbc you increase dbc file size (even if you delete it later on). Use PACK DATABASE to get rid of deleted stuff.
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>I see... so if there were to be a problem which VFP's DBMS couldn't recover from, that could smash the database. Unlikely but possible?
You could run VALIDATE DATABASE RECOVER
Edward Pikman
Independent Consultant