From: harrisjr@bwsc.org   
      
   I should not have asked   
   >> A couple of months ago I PACKED all of the App's tables.   
   >> Is that as good as VERIFYING?   
      
   I know what PACKING does.  I should have asked if I can PACK a table doesn't   
   that mean that the table IS NOT corrupted?   
      
      
   "Tony McGuire"  wrote:   
   >   
   >> A couple of months ago I PACKED all of the App's tables.   
   >> Is that as good as VERIFYING?   
   >   
   >Packing attempts to recover space between records; good when there are   
   >deletions.   
   >   
   >Verifying is a Tool that checks for CORRUPTION and such.  If you have fairly   
      
   >heavy usage, I would do this AT LEAST quarterly; weekly wouldn't be out   
   of   
   >the question - depending on your situation.  (Take a look at ChimneySweep;   
      
   >it'll make your life easier if you have lots of tables with heavy usage   
   (or   
   >if your company depends on the data in Paradox, it might save your   
   >sanity/job/company at some point).)   
   >   
   >A pain, perhaps, but nothing like trying to recover thousands of records.   
      
   >(I know - I've done it!)   
   >   
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   > Tony McGuire   
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