As Richard says, there SHOULD be no reason to run it and I do set it off in all my apps as it makes multi-user applications completely unworkable. However, if you are getting DBF corruption then you need to find out exactly why and how it is happening.
Dave -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sytze de Boer Sent: 15 March 2012 19:59 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: 2 versions sharing same databases, one says it's corrupt, the other fine Dave Would you consider it quite safe (preferred even) to validatetable=0 Are there any pitfalls to do so ? S On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 10:25 PM, Dave Crozier <[email protected]> wrote: > Michael, > By default VFP9 validates the table header of every table when it is > opened. This is a real pain if you don't spot it in multi-user > situations as it locks the table to others whilst in process. Use the > "set tablevalidate off" command to disable it. > > Dave > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Michael Madigan > Sent: 15 March 2012 05:06 > To: Pro Fox Email List > Subject: 2 versions sharing same databases, one says it's corrupt, the > other fine > > I have a system with two versions of the same software running, which > are almost identical. > > I have a Foxpro 2.6 program and a VFP 9.0 program. > > The VFP reports a corrupt tag, the 2.6 doesn't. Has anyone seen this > before? > > It's no big deal since I just recreate the index, but it is curious. Is > there better error checking in VFP 9.0? > > --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative > text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html > --- > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] 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/[email protected] ** 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.
