David

see in the program if the relations points back to a table that is already related.If so then u will get this error message below. try removing the relations for already related tables.



>I have an application that has 261 screen files and 193 report files in FPD 2.5b format. I want to convert them to VFP 7 format to save having to duplicate them from scratch.
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>When I open the project file they are in it asks me if I want to convert and if I say yes I get the following:
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>On the Visual Foxpro Converter screen:
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>I uncheck Backup Files ( I am already working with a backup )
>I choose Functional Conversion
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>On the Visual Foxpro Transporter screen:
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>I have tried leaving everything at defaults and also each of the three radio buttons.
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>It will process a few files and then come up with this error:
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>An error occurred in the Converter and it cannot continue. The error has been logged in d:\testdir\error99.log. Open the log file?
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>When I open the log file it contains something along this line:
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>Fatal Error in Converter:
>Error: Cyclic relation.
>Error Number: 44
>Method: allothers
>Offending Code: SET ...
>File being processed: PREFBILL.SCX
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>I have also tried opening both SCX and FRX files one at a time and converting them that way ... this works for more files but still gets the same errors on the bulk of the files ... and not the same ones.
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>I have searched MSDN, web, UT and other places and have not been succesfull in finding any reference to this problem.
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>FYI ... I have tried using VFP7sp1 and VFP6sp5.
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>Any pointers would be HIGHLY appreciated.
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>Thanks,
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>David