Did any of those dialogs give you the option of creating a new log file?
> On Jan 4, 2018, at 7:44 AM, Janie Marlow via 4D_Tech <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> > wrote: > > v2004, 10.6.8 > > Yesterday I compacted my databases' data file, something I had not done since > v6 or before. Afterwards, when I opened the database, I was presented with a > series of alerts: > > * The correct Log file for this data file could not be found. Try to find it. > If you cannot find the Log File, make a full backup of the data before > creating a Log File. > * The Log File does not correspond to the data file. > * A Log File is necessary to use this database. > > I experimented with renaming the data file, but I could not get past the > alerts, so I ended up going back to using the uncompacted file. > > I've searched the docs, and I cannot find any special instructions regarding > compacting a data file when using a Log File. > > It doesn't say anything about unclicking "Use Log File" before compacting, > but is that what I should do? > or should I backup immediately before compacting? > > Thank you - > Janie ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: http://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com **********************************************************************