You must convert FoxPro 2.6 reports (.frx files) to Visual FoxPro reports to access files in the Report Designer and to add Visual FoxPro functionality.
To convert a FoxPro 2.6 report
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The Conversion Options dialog box appears.
The conversion process performs these steps:
If the FoxPro 2.6 report was created without an ENVIRONMENT clause, the AutoOpenTables and AutoCloseTables properties of the converted report are set to false (.F.).
If the FoxPro 2.6 report was created with an ENVIRONMENT clause, the AutoOpenTables and AutoCloseTables properties of the converted report are set to true (.T.). The Destroy event of the converted report contains the following code:
THIS.OpenTables && Opens all the tables
THIS.Init && Runs the Init code of the converted report's
&& DataEnvironment
After converting a report, Visual FoxPro opens the Report Designer so you can add Visual FoxPro functionality to the converted report. To ensure that your report converted as you intended, see Checking Converted FoxPro 2.6 Reports and Labels.