Quite a number of programs use Paradox Datenbases (*.db) to store their data.
Some important Homebanking, Financal and Business Programs belong to it. A database may be damaged rapidly by a Crash, even if the harddisk contains no errors. The corresponding program may show inexplicable behaviour, false calculations or absurd results. At the worst it works not at all. It seems to be broken. Often the User makes the mistake to reinstall the whole program. But the reason is a corrupted database and not the program itself.

This Maintance Program verifies table errors and repairs the database in very most cases. So it avoids loss of data, data backup or reinstalling of the whole progam. In the rare case of a totally damaged database even this program is powerless. But also now this program assists You with a detailled information wich tables are damaged. This may be helpfull as contacting the manufacturer or to backup only a part of the data.

Long filenames for Paradox tables of version 3,4 or 5:

Under Windows Vista (and already on Windows XP) data not should be stored in the same folder as the program itself but in the user specific directories.
But it is impossbile to open Paradox databases of  Version 3,4 and 5 if the full filename (foldername and tablename) contains more than 70 characters. This happens easily in Windows, the folder "My Documents" has the real name
"C:\Documents and Settings\[Name of the user]\My Documents\".

In contrast Paradox tables of  version 7 supports long filenames. With "Paradox Doctor" you may convert outdated tables into the up-to-date Paradox 7 Format .

"BDE eXpress for Windows 7/Vista" and User Alias Names

"Paradox Doctor" supports als User alias names.  These alias names are only valid for the current user and may be modified even without admin rights. 
In the Admin Mode are also visible the Original BDE Alias names for common use on the PC.