Serious Problem with fmp8a

[blah]

Hey people,

I just discovered a flaw in my db where when I try to perform maintenance on fmp8a, it says "file is damaged" and shuts down. If I try to recover, it crashes. I do have backups, but is there any quick way to detect bad data (like error logs) or something? I want to isolate the problem so it doesnt happen again.

I have checked for dupes in my unique id's and fixed that, but the file will not compact or clear empty blocks.

BTW I use SysDek, troi file, and dacons email plugins if that makes a difference. Hope this is not too scatterbrained, i've been killing myself all night trying to find an answer.

Thanks

blah

[SteveB]

There is an updater on the FMI web site that you should download and install. See if that fixes it.

Steve

[blah]

I have updated to 8.02, and still no difference. Is there any type of diagnostic utility for fm db's?

[SteveB]

There is no tool that I'm aware off, but this sounds like a Filemaker bug...it shouldn't crash the system. I suggest you contact Filemaker.

Steve

[janedoe]

Hi,

Corruptions can occur in your FileMaker files, although it is a bit less likely in the 7/8 format.

What I suggest is to export your data to a text file, and then import it into a clone of a backup prior to the corruption appearing.

HTH,

jd.

[blah]

Thanks for the feedback,

Its just weird for me to be able to open the file and use it until I want to perform maintenance on it; then it crashes.

Wish there was a tool to analyze the data itself