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Q167679: INFO: Placement of Screen Code with Functional Conversion

Article: Q167679
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): 
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbinterop kbvfp300 kbvfp500 kbvfp600
Last Modified: 25-AUG-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.0b, 5.0, 5.0a, 6.0 
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SUMMARY
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This article explains where the code snippets for the Screen Code and the READ
Clauses from a FoxPro version 2.x screen are copied with a Functional conversion
in Visual FoxPro versions 3.0, 5.0 or later.

MORE INFORMATION
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When a FoxPro version 2.x screen is converted to a Visual FoxPro Form with the
Functional Conversion option, then the Code snippets for the Screen Code and the
Read Clauses are transferred as follows:

  Before Conversion              After Functional Conversion
  -----------------              ---------------------------
  Screen Code:
     Setup                    Load Event of the Form in the FormSet
     Cleanup and Procedures   Procedures and Functions are copied to
                              a file with an .SPR extension and with the
                              same name as the screen. Any code that
                              is not part of a procedure or function
                              is copied to the Unload Event of the FormSet

  Screen Read Clauses:
     Show                     ReadShow Event of the FormSet
     Activate                 ReadActivate Event of the FormSet
     Deactivate               ReadDeactivate Event of the FormSet
     Valid                    ReadValid Event of the FormSet
     When                     ReadWhen Event of the FormSet

NOTE: Visual FoxPro version 5.0 or later cannot convert a FoxPro version 2.0
screen.

REFERENCES
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For more information on Functional and Visual Conversion, please refer to the
following topics in the FoxPro Online Help or the Online Documentation:

- "Converting FoxPro 2.6 Screens"

- "Changing Converted Screens to VFP Forms"

- "Visual FoxPro Converter Dialog Box"

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbinterop kbvfp300 kbvfp500 kbvfp600 
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP300 kbVFP300b kbVFP500 kbVFP600 kbVFP500a
Issue type        : kbinfo

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