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PROGRAM NAME: NEWHEAD.PAS
DESCRIPTION: PASCAL program restores a corrupted dBASE III
database file header.
ISSUE: December, 1985
SOFTWARE VERSIONS: dBASE III, versions 1.0, 1.1
FUNCTION: The program (1) reads the corrupted database file and
the new structure into memory, (2) gets the new record count from
the user, and (3) places the data from the new structure into the
corresponding bytes in the old structure. It allows a new record
count of one billion records.
FILES NEEDED: NEWHEAD.PAS
A database file that has a corrupted header
SETUP INSTRUCTIONS: Create a new structure corresponding exactly
to the structure of your old corrupted database file. Then type
NEWHEAD from the A> or C> prompt.