Converting FoxPro 2.6 Labels

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You must convert FoxPro 2.6 labels (.lbx files) to Visual FoxPro format to make files available to the Report Designer and to add Visual FoxPro functionality.

To convert a FoxPro 2.6 label

• From the File menu, choose Open, select Label, and then locate the label file you want to convert.

   – Or – 

• Use the MODIFY LABEL command.

  The Conversion Options dialog box appears.

The conversion process performs these steps:

• Adds a user field to the .lbx file.
  
  
• Changes any Memo fields from ten bytes to four.
  
  
• Adds records to support the data environment of the label. FoxPro 2.6 environment records convert to data environment records.
  
  
• Sets the AutoOpenTables and AutoCloseTables properties, and the Data Environment Destroy event of the new label for backward compatibility with the ENVIRONMENT clause of the FoxPro 2.6 LABEL command.

  If the FoxPro 2.6 label was created without an ENVIRONMENT clause, the AutoOpenTables and AutoCloseTables properties of the converted label are set to false (.F.).

  If the FoxPro 2.6 label was created with an ENVIRONMENT clause, the AutoOpenTables and AutoCloseTables properties of the converted label are set to true (.T.). The Destroy event of the converted label contains the following code:

  THIS.OpenTables        && Opens all the tables
  THIS.Init                && Runs the Init code of the converted report's
  && DataEnvironment 
  

After converting a label, Visual FoxPro opens the Label Designer so you can so you can add Visual FoxPro functionality to the converted label. To ensure that your label converted as you intended, see Checking Converted FoxPro 2.6 Reports and Labels.