Copy Forms
Copy or move one or more forms from one database to another using the copyform command.
There are two forms of syntax, one without the –i flag, which copies the forms from a database to a file. The next form, using the –i flag, copies the forms from the text file into a database.
If you are copying a form that already exists in the new database and you do not use the -r flag, you are prompted as to whether you want to overwrite the existing form. To do so, you select Yes. If the -r flag is specified with copyform, the form is automatically overwritten.
The copyform command can also be used with -q and -j flags, for copying QBFNames and JoinDefs. For a complete description of the flags and parameters for this command, see the Command Reference Guide.
Example: Move Forms to Another Database
Assume the DBA wants to move two forms owned by the DBA, customers and parts, from the accounts database to the orders database. The name forms.txt is selected as the intermediate file name. The following commands perform the move:
copyform accounts forms.txt customers parts
copyform -i orders forms.txt
At this point, there are two copies of the forms, one in accounts and one in orders. To remove the old forms, enter the Visual Forms Editor and delete them.
Last modified date: 11/28/2023