KB154743 - You receive a message that prompts you to convert a FoxBASE+ label when you use the LABEL FORM <labelname> to print or to preview the label in Visual FoxPro

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Visual FoxPro displays the following message when the .lbl extension is not included with the label name used with a LABEL FORM command:

Invalid file format. If this is a dBASE file, it must be converted first. To convert it, type MODIFY LABEL <labelfilename>

The REPORT FORM command used on a FoxBASE+ report file always produces a message informing you to convert the file. This message appears whether or not the file extension is included.

Visual FoxPro for the Macintosh behaves differently. Both label and report files created in FoxBASE+ for the Macintosh pass the .FRX extension. The inclusion of a label file extension with the LABEL FORM command does not prevent Visual FoxPro for the Macintosh from prompting the user to convert the file.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Create a label file called "Test" in FoxBASE+.
Copy the FoxBASE+ table and the Test label into the Visual FoxPro for Windows directory.
Use the FoxBASE+ table.
In the Command window, type the following:
```
      LABEL FORM Test PREVIEW
						
```
The message listed above appears.
In the Command window, change the command to:
```
      LABEL FORM Test.lbl PREVIEW
						
```
The label now appears in a preview window.

You receive a message that prompts you to convert a FoxBASE+ label when you use the LABEL FORM <labelname> to print or to preview the label in Visual FoxPro

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