DOCUMENT:Q167679  25-AUG-1999  [foxpro]
TITLE   :INFO: Placement of Screen Code with Functional Conversion
PRODUCT :Microsoft FoxPro
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KEYWORDS:kbinterop kbvfp300 kbvfp500 kbvfp600

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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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