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   Reusing Records

   Rather than delete records and pack .DBF files, some developers try to 
   save time and minimize maintenance by instituting a system by which 
   they mark the record in such a way that the .DBF's index moves the 
   record either to the end or the beginning of the file where it can be 
   reclaimed for future use.

   This technique goes back to the days of dBASE II, when, due to its 
   very buggy pack routine, application developers quickly learned that 
   one never packed a .DBF unless ordered to at gun point. The need for 
   this caution has long since disappeared, but the practice continues.

   Developers who use this technique should not have a problem with CFTS 
   provided that they perform a CftsReplac() if their delete mark 
   involves the text that has been indexed and that they check against 
   accidentally verifying their deleted records during a search.