>Is there a simple way to convert either a report form's layout data, as held in the forms actual .frx/.frt data files produced using the visual 3.0 report designer tool, into the layout data as held in the .frx/.frt data files used by the 2.6 report designer tool?
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>I need to be able to have reports designed originally under 3.0 also be run and "redesignable" under 2.6; say we do not have to bite the bullet and do the whole job over from scratch in 2.6.
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>Aaaaahhh! I hope there is a way. BTW: whoever heard of "downgrading" while everyone else is busily "upgrading" :))) There are plenty of suggestions in the UT data basse for going from 2.6 to 3.0 and 5.0 but I have not found any for going the other way. Hope y'll can help.
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>TIA. /psb.

don't know of an easy way, but the report format didn't change much (if at all) from 2.6 to 3. have you checked the report data structure? maybe some clues there...