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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.