Jess-

You are correct. Problem solved. I remembered it was simple, but not
what it was. Thanks, David

>Basically, the cdx file is corrupted that needs to be fixed also. You may delete the cdx file and build index on your own because presumably, there is no good cdx backup.
>
>>I have some Foxpro 2.6 files recovered from hard drive failure. Some are
>>completely corrupted, some open normally, some have bad memo or
>>index files associated. I have run fixdbflt against all the files, which now
>>report as OK. However there are some files that, when you try to 'USE'
>>them gives a "File not Open" message. I have seen this quite some
>>time ago and do not remember how to fix it. Anyone familiar with this
>>message and how to gain access to the DBF?
>>
>>TIA,
>>David