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PROGRAM NAME: Newhead.COM
DESCRIPTION: Repairs dBASE III database file headers and damaged
records.
FUNCTION: Copies a good dBASE III file header over a damaged
one.
SOFTWARE VERSIONS: dBASE III, versions 1.0, 1.1
dBASE III Developer's Release
dBASE III PLUS
FILES NEEDED: Newhead.COM
Damaged dBASE III .DBF file (preferably a copy)
Empty dBASE III .DBF file whose structure
matches the damaged one
SETUP INSTRUCTIONS: In dBASE III, CREATE an empty database file
whose structure EXACTLY matches the damaged one, then QUIT. COPY
Newhead.COM into the dBASE III directory of your hard disk.
Floppy disk users, COPY it to the disk with the damaged .DBF if
there is room; if not, put Newhead.COM in drive A: and the .DBF
disk in drive B:. Type:
NEWHEAD <ENTER> (at the DOS prompt)
Enter the name of the damaged file, the one with the good header,
and the record count in the damaged one. Guess high on the
record count if you are uncertain. After the program is done,
start dBASE, USE the file, then COPY it TO another; be sure there
is enough room for a copy. USE the copy. LIST STRUCTURE, LIST,
EDIT, and APPEND to determine that damage is cleared. Rerun
Newhead.COM if necessary.