>Jim,
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>When I say tables are missing i mean there not in the database. They are however still sitting in the K:\ACME directory where I'd expect to find them.
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>Foxpro seems to think that there still in the database but doesn't display them in there.
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>Anyway, thanks for your thoughts,

Are you sure they're not there, or you just can't see them? Sometimes tables can be covered by other tables, or are outside the visible area and you need to scroll to see them. Right click on the Database Designer and choose Find Object...