DBase index

Question

Is the index value of the first record in a dbf file 0 or 1? Is the index zero-based?

Answer 1

i'm not sure but this might give you a clue.

http://www.dbase.com/knowledgebase/int/db7_file_fmt.htm

1.3.1 Standard Property and Constraint Descriptor Array

Table field offset - base one. 01 for the first field in the table, 02 for the second field, etc. Note: this will be 0 in the case of a constraint.

Answer 2

DBF's are always count based. I'm not sure what you're after, but given this fact I would have to say 1. Record 1 = first record in the table, not record 0. A goto 0 means goto top.