Thank you Mr. Razzak, for your precise help to an rbw 7.1 newbie and your kind move to registrate me to the new list.
Always one step before your customers. Bravo > > Polychronis, > > Follow the steps below to convert your existing 6.5++ for > Windows Forms, Reports and Labels to 7.1 for Windows. > > Converting Forms: > > Once you have taken all the necessary steps to prepare your > existing database for the R:BASE 7.1 upgrade, connect to the > database with version 7.1. All necessary database structure > conversions happen automatically. > > After successfully connecting to the database, you may want > to use your existing forms in 6.5++ for Windows as a foundation > to get you started in the new program. You will need to complete > a conversion process for each form before they can be used. > > Here's how: > > 01. Click on the "Forms" tab of the Database Explorer and use > the scroll bar to navigate to the "Convert" button. Upon > pressing this button, you will see that a dialog containing > a list of the available forms is displayed. Select the form > that you want to convert from the list, and press "OK". You > will see that the form is now converted and the Form Designer > opens for you to design your form. The minimum that you need > to do for the form to run is save it. However, you will > probably be overwhelmed by the selection of available form > objects and decide to improve on your existing design. > > For detailed information on the Form Designer and the > available objects, refer to the Forms.CHM help file. > > Converting Reports: > > Once you have taken all the necessary steps to prepare your > existing database for the R:BASE 7.1 upgrade, connect to the > database with version 7.1. All necessary database structure > conversions happen automatically. > > After successfully connecting to the database, you may want > to use your existing reports in 6.5++ for Windows as a foundation > to get you started in the new program. You will need to complete > a conversion process for each report before it can be used. > > Here's how: > > 01. Click on the "Reports" tab of the Database Explorer and use > the scroll bar to navigate to the "Convert" button. Upon > pressing this button, you will see that a dialog containing > a list of the available reports is displayed. Select the > report that you want to convert from the list, and press "OK". > You will see that the report is now converted and the Report > Designer opens for you to design your report. The minimum that > you need to do for the report to run is save it. However, you > will probably decide to improve on your existing report design. > > For detailed information on the Report Designer and the > available objects, refer to the Reports.CHM help file. > > Converting Reports: > > Once you have taken all the necessary steps to prepare your > existing database for the R:BASE 7.1 upgrade, connect to the > database with version 7.1. All necessary database structure > conversions happen automatically. > > After successfully connecting to the database, you may want > to use your existing labels in 6.5++ for Windows as a foundation > to get you started in the new program. You will need to complete > a conversion process for each label before it can be used. > > Here's how: > > 01. Click on the "Labels" tab of the Database Explorer and use > the scroll bar to navigate to the "Convert" button. Upon > pressing this button, you will see that a dialog containing > a list of the available labels is displayed. Select the > label that you want to convert from the list, and press "OK". > You will see that the label is now converted and the Label > Designer opens for you to design your label. The minimum that > you need to do for the label to run is save it. However, you > will probably decide to improve on your existing label design. > > For detailed information on the Label Designer and the > available objects, refer to the Labels.CHM help file. > > For more tips and techniques, refere to the following resources: > > 01. RBG7_Getting_Started_Guide.pdf (C:\RBTI\RBG7) > > 02. At the R> prompt, Press [F1] key for help and then select: > > Contents > What's New in R:BASE 7.1 > > Contents > How To > > 03. Latest Updates: http://www.rbase.com/rbg7updates > > 04. Subscribe to RBG7-L list for R:BASE 7.x Users and Developers > > 05. Technical Documents: http://www.razzak.com/fte > From The Edge > Category: R:BASE 7.x for Windows > > 06. Go through all samples and applications included with RBG 7.1: > . ConComp > . Running R:BASE Your Way! (Part 1) > . Running R:BASE Your Way! (Part 2) > . Running R:BASE Your Way! (Part 3) > . Running R:BASE Your Way! (Part 4) > . Running R:BASE Your Way! (Part 5) > . Running R:BASE Your Way! (Part 6) > . Running R:BASE Your Way! (Part 7) > . Running R:BASE Your Way! (Part 8) > > Enjoy and make sure to have fun! > > Very Best R:egards, > > Razzak. > --- RBASE-L ================================================ TO POST A MESSAGE TO ALL MEMBERS: Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Don't use any of these words as your Subject: INTRO, SUBSCRIBE, UNSUBSCRIBE, SEARCH, REMOVE, SUSPEND, RESUME, DIGEST, RESEND, HELP) ================================================ TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message SUBJECT, put just one word: INTRO ================================================ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message SUBJECT, put just one word: UNSUBSCRIBE ================================================ TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message SUBJECT, put just one word: SEARCH-n (where n is the number of days). 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