Hi Peter.

>I somehow (but don't know how) get a table without name into the dbc and into SDT. Now I cannot delete that sucker. If I delete the table the dbc won't open anymore with a dbc inconsistency error.
>the rename and delete options on the right click menu in sdt are greyed out!

Have you done a VALIDATE DATABASE RECOVER? I don't know if it'll catch blank table names or not. If not, I suggest opening the DBC as a table (USE (whatever).DBC), browsing it, and removing the record for the table (look for OBJECTTYPE = "Table" and OBJECTNAME is blank). Then close the table and VALIDATE DATABASE RECOVER to remove any objects (like fields) belonging to the table. Finally, in SDT, click on the Validate Meta Data button to update the meta data.

Doug