At 01:09 PM 2/3/2009, Bill Owens wrote:
Is it possible to unload a form out of a 7.5 database and just
load form into V8 database.
Yes, you can!
Here's how:
01. Start R:BASE 7.5 and CONNect to 7.5 database
02. Using the Database Explorer, switch to Forms.
Highlight the appropriate form, right-click,
and select Unload Form... option from the
speed menu.
Keep the default form name and click on [Save]
button the save the form.
Note the default folder name when saving the
form.
This will create two files:
formname_Form.frm
formname_Form.lob
03. Exit R:BASE 7.5
04. Copy/move both formname_Form.frm & formname_Form.lob
files (step 02) to your Turbo V-8 database folder.
05. Start R:BASE Turbo V-8 for Windows and CONNect to
Turbo V-8 database.
06. Using the Database Explorer, switch to Forms.
Rename the form with exact same name, if exist.
Otherwise, the same form name will be deleted first,
prior to loading the unloaded form in Turbo V-8.
07. At the R> prompt:
DIR *.FRM
Note the exact file name with .frm extension
RUN formname_Form.frm
This will load the unloaded form in Turbo V-8 database.
08. Switch to Database Explorer | Forms
09. Notice the newly uploaded form in list.
10. Open the form in form designer and use [Run Form] button
or [Ctrl+F3] to preview.
11. Keep the form as is, or take advantage of all cool stuff
in Turbo V-8.
Notes:
. Make sure that the required form table exist prior to opening
the form in form designer, if the original 7.5 form was based
on a table. No need to check this step for variable forms.
That's all there is to it!
Very Best R:egards,
Razzak.
