PRB: Resolving FoxPro "Memo File Is Missing/Invalid" Error
ID: Q94348
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The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 5.0, 6.0
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Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, versions 2.0, 2.5, 2.5a
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Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, versions 2.5, 2.5a
SYMPTOMS
When you try to open a table, the error message
"Memo File is
Missing/Invalid"
appears.
RESOLUTION
Copy a valid memo file over the corrupt memo file to access the database
again.
NOTE: The original memo field information will be lost unless the valid
memo file was an exact backup of the corrupt file. All memo field backup
files have an extension of .TBK.
The corrupt memo file will have an .FPT extension, such as OLD.FPT. In the
following example, assume NEW.FPT is a valid memo file. To bypass the error
message and access the database again, type the following command at the MS-
DOS command prompt:
copy new.fpt old.fpt
The new memo file being used can be from any database that has a valid memo
field associated with it. This allows the database to be opened in FoxPro
again.
STATUS
This behavior is by design.
Additional query words:
VFoxWin FoxDos FoxWin repair fix damaged errmsg err msg kbvfp300 kbvfp500 kbvfp600
Keywords : kb3rdparty FxinteropGeneral
Version : 2.00 2.50 2.50a | 2.50 2.50a 3.0
Platform : MS-DOS WINDOWS
Issue type :