Unsorted or corrupt turntable

Error Message

This error occurs after adding records to previously declared turntable:

"Unsorted or corrupt turntable"

Cause

The turntable VTab is not sorted.

Solution or Workaround

1. Open a new script window.
   
   
   A. Activate the Project window.
   B. Click the Scripts icon.
   C. Click New.
   
   
   
2. Paste the following code into the new window.
   
   

   Code:
   '-- This script performs a permanent sort on a VTab.
   
   atable = av.getactivedoc
   avtab = atable.getvtab
   
   tempname = av.getproject.makefilename("sorted","dbf")
   newFileName = FileDialog.Put (tempname, "*.dbf", "Choose output table name")
   if(newFileName = nil) then return nil end
   anewvtab = vtab.Makenew(newFileName, dbase)
   anewtable = table.make(anewvtab)
   anewtable.setname(newFileName.getname)
   
   afieldlist = avtab.getfields
   sortfield = msgbox.choiceasstring(afieldlist, "Please select the 'NODE' field:", "Node Field")
   atable.sort(sortfield, false)
   avalue = nil
   
   anewvtab.seteditable(true)
   
   otherfieldlist = afieldlist.clone
   for each f in otherfieldlist
    anewvtab.addfields({f.clone})
   end
   
   for each rec in avtab
     newrec = anewvtab.addrecord
     for each x in otherfieldlist
       arecordnumber = atable.convertrowtorecord(rec)
       z = avtab.returnvalue(x,arecordnumber)
       anewvtab.setvalue(anewvtab.findfield(x.getalias),rec,z)
     end
   end
     
   anewvtab.seteditable(false)  
   anewtable.getwin.open
   

   
   
3. Select Compile from the Script menu or click the
   
   button.
4. Make the unsorted table active and click the script window.
5. Click the
   
   button to run the script.
6. Declare the new table, created by the script, as the turntable.