>Several years ago I wrote an FB II leasing program for a client >(converted from QB). Now they want some changes but I lost the source >code due to a hard disk crash (I can't believe I can't find my backup!). >I can rewrite the source code, but need to use the existing data files >that are larger than 2 meg. Unfortunately, I do not know the format of >the data files (e.g. whether they are records or numeric arrays, if >characters then the variable size, etc.). > >Does anyone know how I can read or print the existing files to >understand the data structure so the FBII rewrite can again read these >files? > >Thanks in advance! > >Doug Stemen It's going to be rough to try and elucidate data structures without any source code at all. If your are any good at assembly you could look at your disassembled data handling routines to get an idea of the data structure. It sounds pretty icky to me, though... Search REAL hard for your backup!!! :)