>Hi Chris (a VFP thread for a change < s >)
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>WWhile what you say is probably correct about 'damage', I suspect it is more likely the case that such 'damage' would also prevent the REINDEX from completing in the first place. AND I do think that such 'damage' is way overplayed, probably dating back to a bug in a prior version of FPD or FPW that has stuck as other "urban myths" often do.
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>And REINDEX does NOT cause "bloat" EXCEPT in VFP7 SP1. In ALL other cases at least since VFP5 REINDEX REMOVES BLOAT.

Hmmm... I was getting the info from The Hacker's Guide. Not sure if that information about that is out of date. Of course, I use SQL Server for my data store now, so I don't run into all the trouble you get with VFP data <vbg>.