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Recovering corrupt DBF file in case of insufficient memory

In the Windows systems, a paging technique is used when there is some memory issues with some applications. In this Virtual memory technique, additional memory is provided to applications through virtual addresses that are being mapped to physical addresses on the hard disk. However, if it is not done perfectly, then it may cause corruption in the DBF file, which can also result in inaccessibility of FoxPro. You should try out appropriate methods to ...more

Recovering SQL database to solve Error 8928 in MS SQL Server 2000 database

Database pages in an MS SQL Server database are that basic unit of storage, which store the information in the records. These pages consist of eight bytes and eight contiguous pages constitute an extent. At times, these pages do get corrupt thereby disabling you to read through the pages. Such scenarios appear because of various MDF file corruption reasons such as virus infections, hardware damage, abrupt system shutdown when the database is open, etc. The possible way-out is to look for the rea ...more

Using MDF recovery utility to fix Error 8927 in MS SQL Server 2000 database

Are you facing problems when you work on the MS SQL Server 2000 database? If yes, then do check out to see if the error messages are suggesting problems in the page definitions of the database. If this is indeed the case, then you should find out the reason of page corruption and try to address the problem. If you are unable to fix the issue, then I would suggest you to use third-party SQL database reco ...more

Detect Data Block Corruption in Oracle Using RMAN

Are you getting “ORA-01578 runtime error” while accessing an Oracle database table? Is the table inaccessible and you are unable to use its data? This problem usually occurs if the particular table contains various damaged blocks. In such cases, Oracle application cannot read the table and thus you come across this behavior. It leads to serious data loss situations, if you do not have a valid data backup in place. But, in case the backup is not updated, ...more

Resolving “Primary key property is invalid…” Error in DBF File

Is your DBF file inaccessible and unusable? Are you unable to open the DBF file and extract stored data from it? This problem generally occurs due to corrupt index of DBF file. The DBF file index may be corrupt because of numerous reasons, such as application malfunction and improper system shutdown. In FoxPro 2.6 and earlier versions, you can fix suc ...more

Memory Leak Errors and DBF File Corruption in Visual FoxProMemory Leak Errors and DBF File Corruption in Visual FoxPro

In computer science, memory leak is a kind of memory consumption by any computer application where the application is unable to release the memory that it has occupied. One such problem occurs with Visual FoxPro 8 and earlier versions. When it occurs, you cannot access Visual FoxPro database and come across critical data loss situations. Memory leak bug of the program can also dama ...more

What are the Common Causes of DBF File Corruption in Visual FoxPro?

Visual FoxPro is a popular data-centric procedural and object-oriented programing language and RDBMS (Relational Database Management System), developed by Microsoft Corporation. The application stores your significant data in DBF (Database File) file. You can retrieve data from DBF file using queries. Under some circumstances, the DBF file gets damaged and you cannot access data fr ...more

Visual FoxPro Application Malfunction May Corrupt DBF File

Is your DBF (Database File) file corrupt after Visual FoxPro application malfunction? Are you unable to access data from DBF file subsequent to an application malfunction? Application malfunction is a situation where Visual FoxPro stops responding or otherwise gets crashed during typical operations. This behavior can be caused by various factors, includi ...more

How to Repair and Restore Corrupt DBF File of Visual FoxPro?

Visual FoxPro is a procedural and data-centric object oriented database programing language, developed and marketed by Microsoft Corporation. Visual FoxPro is closely integrated with the relational database engine that extends xBase capabilities of FoxPro to support Structured Query Language (SQL) data manipulation and query ...more

Recovering ODBC-related error in corrupted DBF file in dBase III

In dBase database system, the DBF (dBase File) files are used as the backend support for various applications sucas Visual FoxPro. These files contain the header and the data records wherein the header describes the structure of the DBF file whereas the data records contain the actual text of the fields used in the database. At times, the header of the D ...more

Resolving “Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers error” in Visual FoxPro

Microsoft Visual FoxPro is a database management system developed by Microsoft Corporation. It stores all your valuable data in the forms of tables. Every table is stored as an individual file with DBF file extension. You can access data from tables, store data to the tables, or delete data from tables by querying. However, in some situations, the DBF fi ...more

Surmounting MS Visual FoxPro 8.0 Database Corruption

Are you encountering an error message while trying to open your MS Visual FoxPro 8.0 database? Is your MS Visual FoxPro 8.0 database displaying abnormal behavior? If the answer for any of the two above questions is 'Yes', then in most cases your MS Visual FoxPro 8.0 is logically corrupted. Few common reasons for MS Visual Fox ...more

Fixing Corruption In MS Visual FoxPro 9.0 Database

At times, you may view that your MS Visual FoxPro 9.0 database is behaving abnormally. Some of the abnormal symptoms could be an error message while opening any database table, invalid characters in place of pre-defined values, and and more. The main reason for abnormal behavior of the database is its corruption due some logi ...more

Tips to Resolve “filename.dbf has become corrupted” Error Message

Are you receiving an error message while accessing Microsoft Visual FoxPro 9.0 files? If your response is 'yes', then the database might be corrupted. Like any other file, the Microsoft Visual FoxPro 9.0 file (having .dbf extension) can be corrupted due to improper system shutdown, application malfunction, header corruption, ...more

Tips to Resolve “Unable to get header ” Error Message

A dBase header file structure is divide into various bytes, each saving some critical information about the file. Corruption in the header file structure can occur due to various reasons, like improper system shutdown, virus infection, modification in hex-editor, and application malfunction. After the file header gets corrupt ...more

Fixing “ERROR[42S02] [Microsoft]…” Error Message

Are you encountering an error message while trying to open a table created in FoxPro database? Or is the table displaying records in an unreadable format? If the answer for any of the above questions is 'Yes', then most probably, your table is corrupted. The records saved in the table become inaccessible after its corruption. ...more

Few Common Causes of MS Visual FoxPro Database

Are you encountering an error message while accessing Microsoft Visual FoxPro database? Or is the database table displaying records in an unreadable format? Or is the database table displaying no records? If the answer for any of the above questions is 'Yes', then most likely your database is cor ...more

Tips to resolve “Table dBase not correct” Error

dBASE is one the most widely used DBMS (Database Management System) to maintain personal and professional records. Although there are varied types dBASE components used to store data, the most commonly used component is the 'table'. This component can get corrupted due to various reasons like improper shutdown of the database ...more