>i do "use dtr" in the command window, and i get this message
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>"base table fields have been changed and no longer match view fields. View field properties cannot be set."
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>try to modify the table in project window, and i get this message..
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>"The fields in table 'c:\dtr\dtr.dbf' did not match the entries in the database."
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>what can i do with this error? and why VFP is giving me these kind of messages?
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>any help pls?

Evelyn,
It sounds as thouigh you have something corrupted. Try the following:

close databases all
open database < mydatabase > exclusive
validate database

This will give you a list of some of the things wrong with your database (e.g. field definitions don't match, primary keys with problems, etc.). If you want VFP to attempt to fix these things, change validate database to validate database recover.

Note: Make a backup of your database and tables in case you don't like what VFP does to it during the recover process.

HTH.