open dBASE files with memo fields using VFP9

From: "GSP@DCS" <info@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2005 16:37:39 -0500

Is it possible to open a db3 file that has a memo file (.dbt) associated
with it?

Actually, I have been able to get the file (for example - target.dbf) open
by creating a dummy table (dummy.dbf) with a memo field, then renaming the
dummy.fpt file to my dBase file name (target.fpt). Using this method I can
open the table and copy stru exte to target_stru. Then I can create
newtarget.dbf from target_stru.

Only problem is then I still can't append from the original dBase table.
This is frustrating. Any help???

tia
Steve

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