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Converting Foxpro 2.6 reports to Visual Foxpro 5
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From
22/04/1997 11:26:39
Matt Mc Donnell
Mc Donnell Software Consulting
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
 
 
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22/04/1997 11:08:46
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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Reports & Report designer
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
00029264
Message ID:
00029273
Views:
29
> > I have 20 reports designed in Foxpro 2.6 which I tried to convert to Visual > Foxpro 5. The Fox 2.6 reports were designed to use 132 columns on an 8.5 > inch paper width. In Visual Fox 5 I type "MODI REPORT report1" where > report1 is my Fox 2.6 Dos report. The converter dialog pops up and lets me > select a font. I tried the true type Courrier New with a point size of 8. > After the conversion the alignements were OK but my last column of > information was missing. I tried converting again with the same font but > with a point size of 7. This time I could see all the columns but many > fields were displaying stars "*****" instead of numbers. Other fields were > displaying partial numbers. Also the font was very small and difficult to > read compared to 8 points. Do you know of any true type font and point > size that I can use to ease the conversion process?. I need a fixed size > font. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Are you sure you want to use a true type font? I've found that converting FPD reports, it's best to use a fixed font like FoxFont ot FixedSys. -- Matt McDonnell Conventional Wisdom - "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." Gates Wisdom - "If it doesn't work, sell it, and fix it later."
Matt McDonnell
...building a better mousetrap with moldy cheese...
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