INFO: Placement of Screen Code with Functional Conversion (167679)

SUMMARY

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

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

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"