MS>> Who in this area has any experience with xBase so far ?????
 JM> Is there much difference with the pure clipper code ?
- *.mem-files are not supported, they are now called *.xpf and have a 
different format
- replace next, locate next etc. always begin at BOF and do not continue 
beginning from actual record, so you have add a RECORD recno() 
- some old dbase-style funktions do not work, for example lock() has to be 
called rlock(). easy to find, they are marked with a * in clipper 
norton-guides since years :-)
- some tbrowse-functions/variables have different names. (end -> _end)
- some undocumented tricks with getsys.prg do not work any longer, you have 
to rewrite them. but you can encapsulate them in #IFDEF __XPP__ /#ENDIF
if you know about this few points its no big trick to do the job.
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