Ed,
I have converted quite a few applications and my opinion is that it is worth the effort to move all of the code into your forms from the beginning. In most cases it is not a very difficult; you should be able to create a main menu form then cut and paste most the code into your form from your application. John From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 11:11 PM To: RBASE-L Mailing List Subject: [RBASE-L] - 4.5 - 7.6 Application Conversion Question/Considerations Hello Rbase-l, I am converting/migrating an application from R:Base 4.5 to Windows 7.6. I think that most of the forms, reports, and labels are now successfully migrated. Along the way I am trying to take advantage of much of the new functionality to improve user navigation and data quality/integrity. There is a LOT of good function in 7.6. I have one forms question that I will enter in a subsequent post to the forum. In my 4.5 application I used numerous external .cmd files and those have been converted. Most of the issues were screen handling (converting Write and Fillin to Pause and Dialog) and printer parameters. The final challenge is the .app file. Walking through the Application Build tutorial today and evaluating the Forms options, it looks like creating an application .rba file makes the most sense for my environment. I am having a problem "putting it all together". Is there a method to convert my current .app file to an .rba. I understand that the afore mentioned screen handling and printer commands need to be updated. My current app is about 750 lines of code and I would like to take advantage of much of it as practical without a total re-do. I am curious what others on the forum have done in these circumstances and if you could point me to any documentation or examples. I have been through the "Getting Started, DB Conversion Guide, Edge articles, Tutorial, and Sample apps. Thanks in advance for any assistance. Take care, Ed Rivkin
