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>So the Table File Structure topic got me thinking... How about changing the header structure in the destroy of the data_space object so the table wouldn't even be reconized by VFP, Dbase or other applications and then changing the header structure back on the startup of the data_space object.
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>Just thinking of an extra layer of protection for the data. Any comments?
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That's fine, except that whenever someone has the header opened to permit the file to be accessed within the app, it's normal to the world, and gawd help you if you do something to the file to make it non-standard while someone else is using it...