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Changing .DBF header so structure can not be copied
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Visual FoxPro
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>About ten years ago there was discussion about how you could modify the .dbf header so that the user could not copy a database structure.
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>I am about to create a demo, where the database structure(s) themselves have inherent value. Thus I would like to prevent anyone from being able to just lift the structures, while allowing the program to work.
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>Does anyone have any insight as to the practicality of doing this?
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>Thanks.

Let's make an assumption that this can be done. Would it still prevent the following?

use demotable
list structure to print

If this is a demo, you could include the tables, database, etc. in the project and compile it all into the EXE or APP. Then there is ReFox that could defeat this.
Mark McCasland
Midlothian, TX USA
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