Advantage ODBC Driver
When a record is deleted in a DBF table, it is not removed from the file, it is simply marked as deleted. These records marked for deletion can be viewed by client applications if the Show Deleted Rows checkbox is marked in the setup utility. Deleted rows can be recovered by a DBF utility or removed from the table by using sp_PackTable.
When dealing with Advantage-proprietary ADT tables, deleted records are not visible to applications. The Show Deleted Rows checkbox has no effect when using Advantage-proprietary ADT tables, since deleted records are never visible. sp_PackTable can be used, however, to remove deleted records from a table.