Urgent Help. Corrupt table/index header in Paradox Table

Patricio Vera S.

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Mar 26, 1997, 3:00:00 AM3/26/97

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Help!!

I need urgent help with a Paradox table. When i tried open this
table the DataBase Desktop send me a message : "Corrupt Table/Index
Header."

I tried with an program utility call fixit.exe (i find this in The
Delphi SuperPage), but i see the same message.

Please if you know about this problem send me some tips. The size
of table is 8 Mg.

Thanks a lot.
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Patricio Vera S.
Ingeniero en Computación e Informática
pv...@rdc.cl

Bercut

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Mar 28, 1997, 3:00:00 AM3/28/97

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tutil32.dll is all what you need
you can find it on http://WWW.Borland.com/techsupport/bde/delphifiles.html
I hope it helps.
Vovochka

Sundial Services

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Mar 28, 1997, 3:00:00 AM3/28/97

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Nonsense. Having a DLL file does not mean that you can call the DLL nor that
it will fix your problem.

Generally speaking, if the header is down, I've found that the rest of the
file is toast, too. There is, of course, the capability within Table Repair
to "import" the header information from a known template table, but basically
I have never, not once, been successful in getting anywhere with that.

The problem in such cases, in my humble experience, is that the file itself is
damaged. Maybe it's cross-linked or Netware was having a bad day or what have
you. But when I see this report coming back on any file I'm thinking back to
my backups.

A. Deala

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Mar 30, 1997, 3:00:00 AM3/30/97

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On Wed, 26 Mar 1997 13:53:42 -0400, pv...@rdc.cl (Patricio Vera S.)
wrote:

> Help!!

>
> I need urgent help with a Paradox table. When i tried open this
>table the DataBase Desktop send me a message : "Corrupt Table/Index
>Header."
>

> I tried with an program utility call fixit.exe (i find this in The
>Delphi SuperPage), but i see the same message.
>

I am not familiar with "Fixit" but I have seen a table re-build
program available on Borland's web site. It's either in their BDE area
or I might have seen it in their Delphi developer support area
(http://netserv.borland.com/pub/techsupport/delphi/downloads/index.html)
Or, if you have access to Paradox for Windows, it should have a table
repair utility built in.
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Sundial Services

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Mar 31, 1997, 3:00:00 AM3/31/97

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In article <333e04c...@nntp.ix.netcom.com> NoJun...@Home.com (A. Deala) writes:

>> I need urgent help with a Paradox table. When i tried open this
>>table the DataBase Desktop send me a message : "Corrupt Table/Index
>>Header."
>>
>> I tried with an program utility call fixit.exe (i find this in The
>>Delphi SuperPage), but i see the same message.
>>

>I am not familiar with "Fixit" but I have seen a table re-build
>program available on Borland's web site. It's either in their BDE area
>or I might have seen it in their Delphi developer support area
>(http://netserv.borland.com/pub/techsupport/delphi/downloads/index.html)
>Or, if you have access to Paradox for Windows, it should have a table
>repair utility built in.

May I cordially invite you to surf to:
http://www.sundialservices.com/

For a glimpse at a table-repair program you can actually trust your customers
to use. "Run this. If it says the problem's fixed then fine. If it doesn't,
fax me the report it produces."

Fredrik Larsson

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Mar 31, 1997, 3:00:00 AM3/31/97

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Well maby I can share some of my experiences and you in that way can find a
solution to your problem.
1. Fixit is a great tool and my experiences are good with it. I normally
use "Unconditional rebuild of all indicies" and it do the work for me. Well
almost...

2. Some days I had an Excel file that I wanted to convert to a database
either DBase of Paradox. If I remember right I saved it to dBase in Excel
which should support the dBase format to a certain level and afterwards
tried to open that dBase file in Database Desktop but no success same
message as you. I tried it with various of Borland愀 tools but no success
so at all I got the same message as you.

If the file origins from a MS program that has been saved in Paradox format
this might just be the reason of your problems. If not well happy trouble
hunting.

Fredrik Larsson

Patricio Vera S.

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Mar 31, 1997, 3:00:00 AM3/31/97

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Hi!

Time ago i send a message for help about a table Paradox with
"Corrupt table/index header".

Thanks to everybody who send me message, especially to "Mike
Robinson; Sundial Services, Scottsdale AZ (602) 946-8259; fax 874-2068
in...@sundialservices.com". He send me this info : "Please download the 16
or 32 bit version of ChimneySweep at:
ftp.primenet.com/users/s/sundial/chm20v16.exe .v32.exe)"

I download ChimneySweep and repair the table with all index!!

Thanks too to "Steve Garland,Hyper Logic Resource Group
http://netnow.micron.net/~sgarland Hyper Bill of Materials (HBOM),
Manufacturing Scheduling System (MSS) (English & Spanish) Delphi
Corel Visual CADD (tm)Component (HVCADD)- View and Manipulate AutoCAD (c)
DWG Files". He send me a demo version of "Paradox Infirmary & Resort",
fixing and repairing the table.

The only question is : why occurs this problem?

Thanks a lot!