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Q191927: HOWTO: Use GENHTML to Create HTML from a Visual FoxPro Report

Article: Q191927
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 06-AUG-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 6.0 
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SUMMARY
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Genhtml.prg is a Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) generation program that ships
with Visual FoxPro 6.0. When executed, the Genhtml.prg creates a text file that
contains a hypertext markup language version of a form, menu, report, or table.
The Genhtml.prg is executed when the "Save as HTML" option is selected from the
File menu.

This article demonstrates how to use the Genhtml.prg file to create a tabbed HTML
file from a Visual FoxPro report.

MORE INFORMATION
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1. Create a program file named Htmlrepo.prg containing the following code:

        USE HOME(2)+"DATA\CUSTOMER"
        CREATE REPO EXAMPLE FROM CUSTOMER
        CLOSE ALL
        DO (_GENHTML) WITH "EXAMPLE","EXAMPLE.FRX"
        CLOSE ALL

        * Set the class library to the _hyperlink class
        SET CLASSLIB TO home()+"ffc\_hyperlink.vcx"
        public ohyperlinkobject
        * Create a form with a hyperlink
        ohyperlinkobject=CREATEOBJECT('hyperform')
        ohyperlinkobject.SHOW

        DEFINE CLASS hyperform AS FORM
           TOP           = 0
           LEFT          = 0
           HEIGHT        = 75
           WIDTH         = 250
           DOCREATE      = .T.
           CAPTION       = "Display Example Report"
           NAME          = "Form1"
           SHOWTIPS      = .T.

           ADD OBJECT _hyperlinklabel1 AS _hyperlinklabel WITH ;
              LEFT       = 25, ;
              TOP        = 10, ;
              HEIGHT     = 25, ;
              VISIBLE    = .T., ;
              FONTNAME   = "Times New Roman", ;
              FONTSIZE   = 14, ;
              FONTITALIC = .T., ;
              AUTOSIZE   = .T., ;
              ctarget    = sys(5)+sys(2003)+"\EXAMPLE.HTM", ;
              CAPTION    = "Example Report", ;
              lnewwindow = .T., ;
              NAME       = "_HYPERLINKLABEL1"

        ENDDEFINE
        * End Code

2. When the Form captioned "Display Example Table" displays, click the hyperlink
  label to display the HTML generated by the GENHTML program.

REFERENCES
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Visual FoxPro 6.0 Books Online: Programmer's Guide; Chapter 13 Compiling an
Application.

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  Q185657 HOWTO: Utilize the Hyperlink Foundation Class

(c) Microsoft Corporation 1998. All Rights Reserved. Contributions by John Desch,
Microsoft Corporation.


Additional query words: kbhtml kbVFp600 kbInternet kbReportWriter kbXBase kbMiscTools

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP600
Version           : WINDOWS:6.0
Issue type        : kbhowto

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