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Can CDX Reference be Removed without Opening Table?
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Visual FoxPro
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Databases,Tables, Views, Indexing and SQL syntax
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00356049
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00356092
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>Is there a way to remove the CDX reference from a table if the CDX file is missing, without opening the table? I need a way to rebuild a missing index, and opening the table generates an error.
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>Thanks!
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>Michael Reynolds

The header layout for a dbf file is detailed in the help under "File structure". It tells you that byte 28 in the header contains the association options. You can alter this byte with a hex editor or with low level file commands to dissaciate the cdx from the table. See the help file.
Erik Moore
Clientelligence
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