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I asked:
> I'm looking for a utility that can scan an xbase file (dBASE IV) to find
> corrupt records and offer to correct the database.

And here is the only reply I received:

MR RICHARD D SMITH <HGHW60A@prodigy.com> writes:
> I went crazy myself a few years ago with a similar problem.  I got a 
> DOS based utility called "DBFCLEAN.EXE" from...Borland...
> 
> It does a real good job of cleaning up databases after a network 
> crash! You may lose some information, but the invalid data causing 
> your headaches will be corrected/removed.
> 
> You may be able to find it on Borland's BBS.
Yes. It was on their BBS (408) 431-5096.

Go to the "dBASE" conference, select Files, select the "dBASE IV 
files" area, and scan the listing until you find:

     DBFCLEAN.ZIP    18,089   03/18/92 | Helps clean out corruption in .dbf
     Dwnlds: 1,024   DL Time  00:00:12 | files

It was the most popular download :-)


Also, checking at the local computer store I found that the DOS version 
of Central Point's PC Tools claims that it has file fixers for database 
files. I would assume that dBASE files are covered. Neither the Windows 
version of PC Tools or any version of Norton Utilities had "file fixers" 
as a listed feature.

 -Tom

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Tom Metro                                         tmetro@lynx.neu.edu
Venture Logic                                     tmetro@vl.com
Newton, MA, USA