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Convert 3.0resource to 6.0 format
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Visual FoxPro
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Coding, syntax & commands
Miscellaneous
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00591658
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>Ed, Thanks for your reply.
>
>Lets see if I have this right :-
>
>One option is to have different Config.fpw files and use command line switch:
>
>So for my FPW app , I start as : MyFPW.exe -CMyFPW
> For my VFP app , I start as : MyVFP.exe -cMyVFP ( Where MyFPW and MyVFP are copies of Config.Fpw)
>
>Then in MyFPW file I have a line with : Resource = 'MyFPW.Dbf'
> in MyVFP file I have a line with : Resource = 'MyVFP.DBF'
>

Leave out the quotes.

>where MyFPW.dbf and MyVFP.dbf are copies of Foxuser.dbf
>

For the appropriate version of FP/VFP

>
>Just one other q. Is the Foxuser.dbf required and what does it hold ?
>

It is not rquired; it holds user-specific settings like expressions in the command window, browse preference settings, report preview settings and the like for interactive development primarily. Using RESOURCE=OFF is the typical setting, especially where you have multiple users, where having several people setting preferences in a single file may be problematic and may result in unexpected access denial errors.
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