Corrupt clarion file - PLEASE HELP!!!!

[Freddie Roux]

We've been confronted with a corrupt Clarion datafile from one of our
clients.

BUILD does not repair the file.

The file refuses to be opened - not even with the Clarion database browser.

We've even written a little procedure to try writing the records to another
newly created file. We've also tried deleting the *.K* files.

But it keeps responding with error 46 - Key files must be rebuilt.

Any ideas? PLEASE HELP!!!!
(Our client has made no backups during the past 40 days!! and this is an
important transaction file).

Thanx.

[Harry Bennett]

Hi,

Assume its a Clarion 2.1 file as you mention *.k* files.

Have you tried using CSRT / CFIL on it ?

Seemed to remeber that this worked somes times. Other wise can you open file
using CSCN and hand edit it - it always seemed to be the last record added
was corrupt gave this error.

CFIL / CSRT / CSCN are the file utiliies provided with CFD 2.1.

HTH

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[Freddie Roux]

Thanks for the info, but it's a Clarion 5-file.

What utilities could I use to fix this?

"Harry Bennett" <ha...@syport.co.uk> wrote in message
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[Harry Bennett]

Hi,

If you are using Clarion File i.e. *.DAT and *.K* they are still the CFD 2.1
files, even if created under Clarion 5 and the CFD 2.1 utilities should
work.

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