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Q243399: FIX: .FRM files Not Converted with MODIFY REPORT Command

Article: Q243399
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbDatabase kbReportWriter kbVBp600bug kbvfp600 kbVS600sp3fix kbGrpDSFox kbDSupport
Last Modified: 12-OCT-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 6.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When attempting to modify a FoxBASE+ report form (.FRM file), the Visual FoxPro
Converter Dialog box does not appear and a blank report with an extension of
.FRM.FRX is created.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article.

This bug was corrected in Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 3.
For more information about Visual Studio service packs, please see the following
articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q194022 INFO: Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs, What, Where, Why

  Q194295 HOWTO: Tell That Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs Are Installed

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Launch FoxBASE+.

2. Open a table and create a new report named "TESTDATA."

3. Save the report and exit FoxBASE+.

4. Launch Visual FoxPro 6.0 (version 6.00.8167), and set the default directory
  to the directory containing TESTDATA.FRM.

5. From the Command window, issue the following command:

  MODIFY REPORT TESTDATA.FRM

6. A blank report entitled TESTDATA.FRM.FRX appears.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbDatabase kbReportWriter kbVBp600bug kbvfp600 kbVS600sp3fix kbGrpDSFox kbDSupport 
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP600
Version           : WINDOWS:6.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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