Dennis, Having done conversions all the way from the original DOS application all the way to 9-64, my advice - when going from DOS to 7.6 - would be to redo the forms from scratch, using the old form as rough guides. There are just too many things that you can do more efficiently with the newer versions and too many new features that you will likely want to implement. Also, there are also issues with form lookup fields (that were completely changed in the newer versions) that you would have to re-create. All in all, the effort to convert and correct old forms is just not worth it...IMHO.
I have had better luck with reports, where you save some time with column/variable placement, but you spend time changing/adding features to improve the look and feel of the reports to the more modern appearance of the newer versions. What I have done in the past is create a basic form/report (using the new version) with some basic features added to create a consistent look and feel. I then cut and paste from these forms/reports to the new forms/reports (using two sessions); it saves a fair amount of time. Javier, Javier Valencia, PE 913-829-0888 Office 913-915-3137 Cell 913-649-2904 Fax [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dennis McGrath Sent: Monday, August 09, 2010 1:57 PM To: RBASE-L Mailing List Subject: [RBASE-L] - converting forms from DOS to 7.6 We are finally taking the steps to convert our DOS applications over to 7.6 I have two questions, since I seem to have lost the docs I thought I had saved. 1. Where can I find the most complete document on the forms/reports conversion process? 2. Taking the 1st step of converting from DOS to 2000, the fields in a dos region are still on the form, but not on the tiered region that was created. I tried dragging them there but that didn't work. What is the least labor intensive way to fix this kind of thing? Thanks Dennis McGrath
