Thanks to Leonard for this: We have several of these <db>QR files, filecode=-410. The first few records say (and I hope the alignment is not lost): :comment |+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-| :comment | | :comment | Image/SQL 'reattach' file created by | :comment | DBGENERAL for the following TurboImage | :comment | data bases and AllBase DBEs: | :comment | | :comment |TurboDB: EDIDB.DATA.TAHP | :comment |SQLDBE: TUFTSDBE.DBE.TAHP | :comment | | :comment | Please do not edit this comment block. | :comment | | :comment |-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+| ======================== Leonard S. Berkowitz mailto:[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> This explains where they came from, the impact of losing them will be site / base specific. Thanks for all the suggestions. Steve McKee Technical Specialist Scottish Legal Aid Board