PRB: Error: "The Fields in Table <tablename> Did Not Match..."ID: Q130305 3.00 WINDOWS kbtool kbprb The information in this article applies to:
SYMPTOMSWhen opening a database-owned table you receive this error;
CAUSEWhen a database-owned table is opened, Visual FoxPro tries to confirm that each field of the table has a matching field object in the database. When the entries do not match, the error occurs. This error can be caused by a corrupt database or a corrupt table. It may also be caused by having the wrong copy of a table (.DBF) in the same directory as a parent database (.DBC).
RESOLUTIONBegin by using the VALIDATE DATABASE command to check the integrity of the current database. Open the database exclusively, and issue the VALIDATE DATABASE command from the Command window, for example:
If the database itself cannot be opened, the database is probably corrupt
and must be recreated, recovered using a program previously created using
GENDBC.PRG, or recovered by using a third-party database recovery tool.
For more information about recovering a corrupt database, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
If a table is corrupt or invalid, the VALIDATE DATABASE command gives the
name of the offending table and its diagnosis. For example, "The fields in
table '<name>' did not match the entries in the database."
If the wrong version of the table (.DBF) accidentally replaced a previous version, the previous version must be recovered (see the "Steps to Reproduce Behavior" section in this article). Otherwise, the table must be deleted or removed from the database container file and, if desired, added back to the database. To remove the table, issue the VALIDATE DATABASE RECOVER command or the REMOVE TABLE command and specify the table name. The VALIDATE DATABASE RECOVER and REMOVE TABLE commands have the same affect on the offending table, the table is removed from the database but remains on the disk. Any field properties and long field names defined in the table are lost when the table is removed.
STATUSThis behavior is by design.
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Steps to Reproduce BehaviorThe steps outlined below describe how to generate the error using an incorrect version of a table (.DBF) file. 1. Open or create a new database:
2. Add a new table (named mytab1) to the database. Give the table one
3. Save and close the table and database.
4. Create a new database. Place the new database into a separate directory 5. Add a new table (named 'mytab1') to the new database, and be sure the
6. Save and close the database.
7. Copy or move the MYTAB1.DBF file created in step 5 to the directory 8. From the Command window, open the database created in Step 1 to see the
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