CONVERT

Purpose

Convert tables to Recital 9 format

Syntax

CONVERT [VER90 | INDEX | DBF | FMT | FRX | MEM | PRG | TXT | FRM] <filename>| (<expC>)

See Also

recitalconvert, DISPLAY INDEXES, DISPLAY STATUS, LIST STATUS, SET COMPATIBLE, Upgrading, USE

Description

The CONVERT command, like the recitalconvert utility, can be used to convert Recital version 8.x tables to the Recital 9.0 format or to convert files from other Xbase formats. If no conversion type is specified, the default is VER90, which converts Recital version 8.x tables to the Recital 9.0 format.

VER90

Database tables (.dbf files) used by the Recital 9.0 and later product lines use a different file structure to previous Recital versions. Therefore, before you can use your existing Recital data tables, they must be converted to the new file structure. The CONVERT command can be used to convert a single specified table or multiple tables. Wildcard characters can be used in the file specification.

Recital Corporation strongly recommends that you perform a full backup of your Recital applications upgrading and converting your tables. Production tag index files are recreated by the recitalconvert/CONVERT process, but single index files (.ndx) will need to be rebuilt manually.

DBF | FMT | FRX | MEM | PRG | TXT | FRM

The other file formats are as follows:

File Type	Description
DBF	Tables and Memos
FMT	Screen Format files
FRX	FoxPro Report Format files
MEM	Memory files
PRG	Program files
TXT	Text files
FRM	Report Format files

Example

convert ver90 *.dbf
convert ver90 customer.rdb

Products

Recital Server, Recital