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How you go about migrating your dBASE applications to dBASE Plus will depend on which prior version you are currently using.

dBASE Ill+/IV

To convert your application to Visual dBASE 5.7, see the section titled, "Converting a dBASE III+/IV Application to Visual dBASE 5.7".

Note

For dBASE III+ users: This procedure will only work for .PRG and .FMT files.

Once this has been completed, you need to convert the Visual dBASE 5.7 application to dBASE Plus. See the section titled, "Converting Visual dBASE 5.7 Applications to dBASE Plus".

dBASE 5.0 for DOS

Convert your reports and labels in the same fashion as a dBASE IV application. See the section titled, "Converting a dBASE III+/IV Application to Visual dBASE 5.7".

Object-based forms and menus, created using the DEFINE syntax, can be converted directly to dBASE Plus. See the section titled, “Converting dBASE 5.0 for DOS Screens/Menus to dBASE Plus”.

dBASE 5.0 for Windows through Visual dBASE 5.7

See the section titled,“Converting Visual dBASE 5.7 Applications to dBASE Plus”.