PRB: Converting 2.x Screen Does Not Allow Adjustable Pageframe

• Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.0b

SYMPTOMS

If you select the Functional Conversion option when converting a screen from an earlier version of FoxPro, and then add a PageFrame control to the converted form, you will see two pages and the PageCount property cannot be modified.

CAUSE

When you convert a screen from an earlier version of FoxPro, the converter dialog box appears asking if you would like to convert the screen via a Functional Conversion or a Visual Conversion. The Functional Conversion provides immediate FoxPro 2.x READ compatibility so you can use forms in Visual FoxPro without making a lot of manual changes to the converted screen. The Visual Conversion creates images of forms and all controls, but it copies the code from the original FoxPro 2.x screen to a .prg file. If you choose the Functional Conversion, the newly converted form will not allow the PageCount property of a PageFrame control to be modified when a PageFrame is added to the form.

RESOLUTION

To be able to modify the PageCount, you must set the Windowtype property to Modal or Modeless.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Problem Behavior

1. Convert a version 2.x screen, choosing the Functional Conversion option.

2. Add a page frame to the newly converted form.

3. Note that the PageCount property is in italics, which means it cannot be changed.

4. Change the Windowtype property of the form to Modal or Modeless.

5. Note that the PageCount property of the page frame can now be changed.