>Hi James.
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>>After forcing foxpro to quit, I open the database exclusively and validate it. I get a message that some of the tables are missing a required value.
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>I replied to your email, but I also reply here, so which ever one you read first ...
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>Which required value does the error indicate is missing?
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>Doug

The error message never said which value. I only said one was missing. This was a Foxpro error-- not a Stonefield error.