Error reading Blob File

[Brainerd]

I am using Delphi 5 maintaining Dbase files with memo fields. These memo fields are stored in DBT files, and a link is established in the Dbase file to the DBT record. After a power outage the DBT file got corrupted in serveral places. This causes the Dbase record to create an error because it cannot find the corresponding DBT record. I cannot restore from a backup because the data in the Dbase file would be lost, and if I do not restore both DBASE and DBT files I will have a mismatch in files. The problem is that the Dbase file is expecting DBT records. I cannot even substitute a blank uncorrupted DBT file. I know that the header record on the DBASE file contains information such as is there a MDX file attached. I have already modified the header record using Delphi to reset the MDX flag. Is there a way I can reset the records containing a link to the DBT File ?

Thank you in advance.

 

[Otto]

If I remember well, the 7. bit of the first byte of the header shows that the dbf has memo. Clear this bit to open the dbf whithout dbt.

Otto