Converting SharePoint Task List from Classic to Modern breaks link to open row detail.

I have a SharePoint task list that I switched from the classic to the modern view.  While the format in the modern view is much cleaner, when I did this, I found that when the user clicked on a row in the list it resulted in downloading a 000 type file with a format of XXXX_(X).000.  The expected behavior is that when clicking the row, a dialog window would open with further details of the row.

After reviewing possible solutions online, I created the following JSON code that added a hyperlink to one of the row fields.  When clicked, it opened a new window with the details resulting in a behavior as expected.  

JSON code:

{
    "elmType": "a",
    "txtContent": "@currentField",
    "attributes": {
      "target": "_blank",
      "href": {
        "operator": "+",
        "operands": [
          "https://<mydomainname>.sharepoint.com/_layouts/15/SPListForm.aspx?PageType=<enter code from your page here>&ID=",
          "[$ID]"
        ]
      }
    },
    "style": {
      "text-decoration": "underline",
      "align": "center"
    }
}

This works like a charm.

I saw a similar article in this tech community that allowed me to create the solution found here.  Just wanted to share the solution in case others are having similar issues.