RE: validate database error

Author: James E Harvey

Posted: 2011-02-17 at 11:39:18

Thanks Michael, I did as you suggested, and it worked, no more error

message.

James E Harvey

Corresponding Officer/M.I.S.

Hanover Shoe Farms, Inc.

www.hanoverpa.com

jharvey@hanoverpa.com

717-637-8931

fax: 717-637-6766

cell: 717-887-2565

-----Original Message-----

From: profox-bounces@leafe.com [mailto:profox-bounces@leafe.com] On Behalf

Of MB Software Solutions, LLC

Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2011 11:37 AM

To: ProFox Email List

Subject: Re: validate database error

On 2/17/2011 11:02 AM, James E Harvey wrote:

> While validating a database this message occurs:

>

> Validate Database HANOVER

> Rebuilding structural index.... Index rebuilt Object #959 (Index

> 'req'): Bad property types or lengths: 1

>

> I "use" the database, browse for Objectid = 959, and see the

> Objecttype is "Index" with an Objectname = req. The "Property" record

> shows a table "hftrns.dbf".

>

> Then hftrns.dbf does not have a "req" index tag.

>

> Can I remove the data in the property field and expect the Validate to be

> successful?

Backup the files first. Then add the RECOVER option to that command to see

if that fixes it. Sorry, Jim, in a hurry with other stuff but wanted to

fire that off to you to try in the meanwhile.

--

Mike Babcock, MCP

MB Software Solutions, LLC

President, Chief Software Architect

http://mbsoftwaresolutions.com

http://fabmate.com

http://twitter.com/mbabcock16

[excessive quoting removed by server]

_______________________________________________

Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com

Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox

OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech

Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox

This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/022601cbcec1$38839ab0$a98ad010$@hanoverpa.com

** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.

©2011 James E Harvey