>I'm getting three error messages when I run the "Validate Database" command.
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>(1)Object #697 (Index "junk"): Tag not found in structural CDX for table 'health.dbf'
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>(2)Object #137 (Table "hftrns"): One or more structural indexes missing from DBC.
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>(3)Object #270 (Index "typeloc"): Tag not found in structural CDX for table 'master.dbf'
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>1. junk shows in the project manager but is no longer an index tag.
>2. I added a new index tag "hfstsgan" = str(stateno) + str(seqno) + acct_no, but it isn't included under the table in the project manager.
>3. same as 1.
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>Looks like I need to remove two indexes which no longer exit and add one that does.
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>I've tried reindexing to no avail, any thoughts would be appreciated, thanks.
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>Jim

okay, so the "Hacker's" guide says to open the dbc exclusive and then validate with the "recover" option.

This gives you the opportunity to hopefully "fix" any problems that might have cropped up.

If that doesn't work you can try to hack the dbc, or get a third party repair tool.

Why does the dbc get "messed up" in the first place? I don't ordinarily open the dbc explicitly (ie; use hanover!hftrns) when I open a table to add/edit/delete a index, is that an issue???