>I've been using an Old CASE Tool called EasyCASE which hold the Meta data in DBF files (using NDX index files). I have been querying these DBFs to create tables for a new system using VFP8. While I was viewing these DBF files I accidently packed the files which has put the DBFs & NDXs out of sync, thus rendering the CASE Tool inoperable. Is there anyway to reindex the NDX files to the Packed DBF files? Any help would be greatly appreciated and save me a lot of work.


The simple answer is "no". Foxpro cannot create NDX files natively, assuming of course that it's a "true" NDX file and not some other sort of file that's just using the NDX extension. As you know, xBase languages going all the way back to Foxbase/Clipper have supported using any extension for index files, but they each create their own format even if you tell them to use the other's name.

Assuming it's a "true" NDX file, that would be a dBase index and you'd need dBase to create it (unless you're REALLY good with NDX file formats <g>).

Do you even know the index expression to do the re-creating?

I'm amazed EasyCASE doesn't have some sort of diagnostic/repair option.