jdouglas@wheaton.UUCP (John Douglass) (07/26/89)
I am writing database applications with Clipper on a Novell Netware 286 network. I have had trouble with end-of-file characters (^Z) appearing in the middle of a .DBF file, so that a SEEK for a record after the ^Z will fail. The ^Z's appear in the byte preceding a record (which usually contains a space, or '*' for deleted records). Also, the three records before ^Z are duplicated _after_ the ^Z like this: . . <space>Record 323 info <space>Record 324 info <space>Record 325 info ^ZRecord 323 info <space>Record 324 info <space>Record 325 info . . This can be fixed using DEBUG by replacing the offending ^Z with a space, but the 3 duplicated records must be deleted. This problem has occurred in several different files, but is sporadic enough that it's hard to find the exact cause. Any help in finding a solution would be appreciated.