datawindow conversion from PB8 to PB7

[kgillispie]

I have a complex datawindow that was created in PB8 and I need to
import it into PB7. I changed the release to 7, but it still won't
import.

Any ideas?


Thanks in advance,

 

[bernds44]

Hi,

the problem is that from one PBVersion to the next some datawindow properties were added to the datawindowobject. most of them are for PDF-creation and for the web dw capabilities.

here is a sample code for a (external) datawindow this the same colummns in the exported sourse. it is from version 8 and version 10 as I don't have version 7. But the reasons for the problem to import into previous versions are the same.

VERSION 8

release 8;
datawindow(units=0 timer_interval=0 color=12632256 processing=0 HTMLDW=no print.documentname="" print.orientation = 0 print.margin.left = 110 print.margin.right = 110 print.margin.top = 96 print.margin.bottom = 96 print.paper.source = 0 print.paper.size = 0 print.prompt=no print.buttons=no print.preview.buttons=no )
summary(height=0 color="536870912" )
footer(height=0 color="536870912" )
detail(height=280 color="536870912" )
table(column=(type=char(10) updatewhereclause=yes name=col_1 dbname="col_1" )
column=(type=char(10) updatewhereclause=yes name=col_2 dbname="col_2" )
)
text(band=detail alignment="1" text="Col 1:" border="0" color="0" x="37" y="4" height="64" width="178" html.valueishtml="0" name=col_1_t visible="1" font.face="Arial" font.height="-10" font.weight="400" font.family="2" font.pitch="2" font.charset="0" background.mode="1" background.color="536870912" )
column(band=detail id=1 alignment="0" tabsequence=10 border="5" color="0" x="251" y="4" height="76" width="274" format="[general]" html.valueishtml="0" name=col_1 visible="1" edit.limit=0 edit.case=any edit.focusrectangle=no edit.autoselect=yes edit.autohscroll=yes edit.imemode=0 font.face="Arial" font.height="-10" font.weight="400" font.family="2" font.pitch="2" font.charset="0" background.mode="1" background.color="536870912" )
text(band=detail alignment="1" text="Col 2:" border="0" color="0" x="37" y="140" height="64" width="178" html.valueishtml="0" name=col_2_t visible="1" font.face="Arial" font.height="-10" font.weight="400" font.family="2" font.pitch="2" font.charset="0" background.mode="1" background.color="536870912" )
column(band=detail id=2 alignment="0" tabsequence=20 border="5" color="0" x="251" y="140" height="76" width="274" format="[general]" html.valueishtml="0" name=col_2 visible="1" edit.limit=0 edit.case=any edit.focusrectangle=no edit.autoselect=yes edit.autohscroll=yes edit.imemode=0 font.face="Arial" font.height="-10" font.weight="400" font.family="2" font.pitch="2" font.charset="0" background.mode="1" background.color="536870912" )
htmltable(border="1" )
htmlgen(clientevents="1" clientvalidation="1" clientcomputedfields="1" clientformatting="0" clientscriptable="0" generatejavascript="1" netscapelayers="0" )


VERSION 10

release 10;
datawindow(units=0 timer_interval=0 color=12632256 processing=0 HTMLDW=no print.printername="" print.documentname="" print.orientation = 0 print.margin.left = 110 print.margin.right = 110 print.margin.top = 96 print.margin.bottom = 96 print.paper.source = 0 print.paper.size = 0 print.canusedefaultprinter=yes print.prompt=no print.buttons=no print.preview.buttons=no print.cliptext=no print.overrideprintjob=no print.collate=yes hidegrayline=no )
summary(height=0 color="536870912" )
footer(height=0 color="536870912" )
detail(height=280 color="536870912" )
table(column=(type=char(10) updatewhereclause=yes name=col_1 dbname="col_1" )
column=(type=char(10) updatewhereclause=yes name=col_2 dbname="col_2" )
)
text(band=detail alignment="1" text="Col 1:" border="0" color="0" x="37" y="4" height="64" width="178" html.valueishtml="0" name=col_1_t visible="1" font.face="Arial" font.height="-10" font.weight="400" font.family="2" font.pitch="2" font.charset="0" background.mode="1" background.color="536870912" )
column(band=detail id=1 alignment="0" tabsequence=10 border="5" color="0" x="251" y="4" height="76" width="274" format="[general]" html.valueishtml="0" name=col_1 visible="1" edit.limit=0 edit.case=any edit.focusrectangle=no edit.autoselect=yes edit.autohscroll=yes font.face="Arial" font.height="-10" font.weight="400" font.family="2" font.pitch="2" font.charset="0" background.mode="1" background.color="536870912" )
text(band=detail alignment="1" text="Col 2:" border="0" color="0" x="37" y="140" height="64" width="178" html.valueishtml="0" name=col_2_t visible="1" font.face="Arial" font.height="-10" font.weight="400" font.family="2" font.pitch="2" font.charset="0" background.mode="1" background.color="536870912" )
column(band=detail id=2 alignment="0" tabsequence=20 border="5" color="0" x="251" y="140" height="76" width="274" format="[general]" html.valueishtml="0" name=col_2 visible="1" edit.limit=0 edit.case=any edit.focusrectangle=no edit.autoselect=yes edit.autohscroll=yes font.face="Arial" font.height="-10" font.weight="400" font.family="2" font.pitch="2" font.charset="0" background.mode="1" background.color="536870912" )
htmltable(border="1" )
htmlgen(clientevents="1" clientvalidation="1" clientcomputedfields="1" clientformatting="0" clientscriptable="0" generatejavascript="1" encodeselflinkargs="1" netscapelayers="0" )
xhtmlgen() cssgen(sessionspecific="0" )
xmlgen(inline="0" )
xsltgen()
jsgen()
export.xml(headgroups="1" includewhitespace="0" metadatatype=0 savemetadata=0 )
import.xml()
export.pdf(method=0 distill.custompostscript="0" xslfop.print="0" )
export.xhtml()

As you can see in the forst lines and last lines there are many diffrent properties like export.xhmnl() in the last line. Or print.canusedefaultprinter=yes in the forst line.

To import a datawindow into a prevous version of PB export a datawindow and compare the lines from the exported code between the two versions. the best is to create a test datawindow the same way in both PB Version. export both and compare the exported files. Than delete all code in your complex datawindoesyntax you want to import into PB 7 that does not appear in your test coded datawindow syntax.

hope this helps

 

[mbalent]

In bernds44 example you could remove all the text from the export starting with 'htmltable' down to the end and then import it into pb7.

Matt

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