Microsoft KB Archive/94348

= PRB: Resolving FoxPro &quot;Memo File Is Missing/Invalid&quot; Error =

Article ID: 94348

Article Last Modified on 12/1/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual FoxPro 3.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Visual FoxPro 5.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Visual FoxPro 6.0 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft FoxPro 2.0
 * Microsoft FoxPro 2.5b for MS-DOS
 * Microsoft FoxPro 2.5a
 * Microsoft FoxPro 2.5b
 * Microsoft FoxPro 2.5a

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This article was previously published under Q94348





SYMPTOMS
When you try to open a table, the error message

&quot;Memo File is Missing/Invalid&quot;

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 KB94348

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