Kjell,

There is a very high probability that you can compile and run your VFP6 applications directly with VFP7 without changing a single line of code.

You will want to check out the "Enhanced commands, functions and classes" as well as the Behaviorial Changes" sections of the documentation.

There have also been around 5 things reported here that used to work in prior versions of VFP but which error or malfunction with VFP7.
I don't remember them all, but some are:
- coding of LOCAL statements can have trouble. 2 kinds:
----a) a comma is now needed between memvar names;
----b) Arrays must be coded in LOCAL statements separately from memvars coded wqith LOCAL statements. This was always the 'rule' but VFP6 allowed mixing them anyway.
- SETFLDSTATE() will not work for a field having a "Default" value when APPEND BLANKed or INSERTed.

You can install VFP7 in a separate directory from VFP6 to try it out. They can both live together nicely.

DO NOT FORGET to upload the "hot fixes" and to read the README as well as the other (forget the name) with the late breaking news.

Good luck

Jim Nelson

>Hallo verybody
>I am right now sitting with the VFP7 package in my hand.
>But I have a question before I upgrade VFP6.
>Can I compilate my VFP6 projects without ANY modification of the code and run the VFP7 apps direct.
>I ask because when I upgraded from VFP2.6 to VFP6 (it was a big step) I had to spend weeks with the code, before it worked 100% in VFP6.
>I want to upgrade, but I have not any time to modificate the old code to suit VFP7.
>If I must, I have to stay with VFP6 :-(
>
>Thanks in advace
>/Kjell