In dBase database system, the DBF (dBase File) files are used as the backend support for various applications sucas Visual FoxPro. These files contain the header and the data records wherein the header describes the structure of the DBF file whereas the data records contain the actual text of the fields used in the database. At times, the header of the DBF file may get corrupt due to various reasons thereby making the database corrupt. You should use certain methods to repair the corrupted DBF file. However, if you are not able to get the DBF file repaired then you should use a third-party DBF Repair software to restore the DBF file and access the database.

 Consider a scenario wherein you have an interactive website made in asp.net with dBase III as the backend support. This website requires the users to sign in with their username and password. One day, you got complaints from few users that they are unable to log in as the following error message was getting displayed everytime they try to log in:

 “ERROR [42S02] [Microsoft][ODBC Visual FoxPro Driver]File 'table.dbf' does not exist.”

 Cause:

 The root cause for this error message is that the DBF file may have got corrupt. The reasons for DBF corruption could be virus infections, damage in the header file, simultaneous modifications by multiple users, bugs in the application, etc.

 Resolution:

 To resolve the aforementioned situation for a smooth error-free log-in, you should look to repair DBF file. To do this, you can check for the backup of the DBF file. If the backup is updated and clean, then you should restore the database from the backup

 However, at times it may happen that the backup is not clean then you should look to go for a third-party DBF file repair software to recover DBF file. Such tools are read-only in nature that do not overwrite the original database while using fast yet sophisticated scanning algorithms.

 Stellar Phoenix DBF Recovery Software is a DBF repair software that is repairs corrupted DBF files from all instances of corruption. It is able to Repair DBF file created in MS Visual FoxPro 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, and 9.0. This DBF recovery tool is able to recover various DBF objects such as table name, column name, column data type, indexes, and primary keys. In addition, it supports dBase III, IV, and V. It is compatible with Windows 7, Vista, Server 2003, XP, and 2000.