>>Hello,
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>>Some how my original request no longer appears, so this is my second one. I have a *.dbf that VFP5 is not considering it to be a table. Error 15.
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>>The header record for this file is corrupted. How can I fix this?
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>There are a number of commercial tools for this such as FoxFix; try hallogram to see what's available. You can also try downloading DIRT, a freeware database repair tool availble here on UT in the Files section.
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DIRT doesn't provide for fixing corrupt tables, only recreating indexes that may have become corrupt. But if your index definition is hosed, it's too late for DIRT.