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PRB: Programmatically Converting 3.0 Project in 5.0 Fails

Article ID: 156865

Article Last Modified on 10/15/2003

Microsoft Visual FoxPro 5.0 Standard Edition
Microsoft Visual FoxPro 6.0 Professional Edition

This article was previously published under Q156865

SYMPTOMS

In Visual FoxPro 3.0 or 3.0b, a FoxPro 2.x project can be programmatically converted with the MODIFY PROJECT <project name> command. However, in Visual FoxPro 5.0, the command MODIFY PROJECT <project name> results in the following error:

The wrong parameters were passed to the converter. To convert files, open them from the file menu.

CAUSE

New codes have been added to the Visual FoxPro 5.0 converter to preserve the Visual FoxPro 3.0 default. These changes require running the CONVERT program before issuing the MODIFY PROJECT command.

RESOLUTION

You can convert a FoxPro 2.x project programmatically in Visual FoxPro 5.0 by running the Convert.app first, as follows:

   DO CONVERT WITH pFileName, pFileType, pVersion, pProgCall
   MODIFY PROJECT pFileName

The following applies to the above code:

pFileName. The fully qualified name of file to convert, require character type.
pFileType. Type of file, require character type, for example: PROJECT.
pVersion. Version of file, require character type, for example: 2.6 or 3.0.
pProgCall. New parameter--use .T., if CONVERT.APP is being called from within another program or application.

Here is an example:

   DO Convert WITH "c:\FPW26\OLD.PJX", "PROJECT", "2.6", .T.
   MODIFY PROJECT c:\FPW26\OLD.PJX

NOTE: In the DO CONVERT command above the word "PROJECT" must be capitalized.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Create a FoxPro 2.6 or Visual FoxPro 3.0 project called Old.pjx.
In Visual FoxPro 5.0 create a .prg file and put the following code the .prg file:
```
      SET TALK OFF
      MODIFY PROJECT C:\FPW26\OLD.PJX
						
```
Run the program.

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