After the conversion, the Group Bar will be located on the left side of the form with menu options placed accordingly. The Group Bar items displayed should match the $MENU blocks from the originating .APP application file. There may be some menu options that are no longer used. Make a note of the items as this will save time in the process of reviewing and updating the command syntax.
A Group Bar control is a collection of "groups", that can be opened and closed by using the arrows (looks like two carat characters ^). Each group contains a list if items that are used to run a series of R:BASE commands or an external file. The "Groups" are displayed below with a blue font. The Group Items are located under the Group with a black font. In the below example image, "Transactions" is the second Group, where "Enter transactions", "Print reports", "List transactions", and "Exit" are the Items.
By right clicking on the Group, and selecting "Object Property [F11], the Group Properties dialog is displayed. Select the "Items" tab to review the list of item names. Any command syntax loaded in an Item will highlight the "Edit Custom EEP..." button with a yellow background. Selecting the "Edit Custom EEP..." button will display the stored command syntax. Before running the external form and selecting any menu options, the command syntax must first be checked. If no syntax was loaded into the EEP, then the button background will not be yellow. The command syntax would then be loaded into the Custom Form Actions. Select "Layout" > "Custom Form Actions" from the main menu bar to review the command syntax.
