Q192302: HOWTO: Use GENHTML to Create HTML from a Visual FoxPro Table

Article: Q192302
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:6.0
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Last Modified: 21-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 shows how to use the Genhtml.prg to create a tabbed HTML file from a
Visual FoxPro table or alias.

MORE INFORMATION
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1. Create a program file named "Htmldbf.prg", using the following code:

        * Generate HTML from a table without using it.
        DO (_GENHTML) WITH "EXAMPLEA",HOME(2)+"DATA\CUSTOMER.DBF"
        * Use the Employee table to generate from an alias.
        USE HOME(2)+"DATA\EMPLOYEE" IN 0 ALIAS EMPL
        * Generate HTML from an alias.
        DO (_GENHTML) WITH "EXAMPLEB",'EMPL'
        CLOSE ALL

        public ohyperlinkobject
        * Create a form with a hyperlink.
        ohyperlinkobject=NEWOBJECT('hyperform',HOME()+"ffc\_hyperlink.vcx")
        ohyperlinkobject.SHOW

        DEFINE CLASS hyperform AS FORM
           TOP           = 0
           LEFT          = 0
           HEIGHT        = 100
           WIDTH         = 250
           DOCREATE      = .T.
           CAPTION       = "Display Example Tables"
           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)+"\EXAMPLEA.HTM", ;
              CAPTION    = "Example Table A", ;
              lnewwindow = .T., ;
              NAME       = "_HYPERLINKLABEL1"

           ADD OBJECT _hyperlinklabel2 AS _hyperlinklabel WITH ;
              LEFT       = 25, ;
              TOP        = 60, ;
              HEIGHT     = 25, ;
              VISIBLE    = .T., ;
              FONTNAME   = "Times New Roman", ;
              FONTSIZE   = 14, ;
              FONTITALIC = .T., ;
              AUTOSIZE   = .T., ;
              ctarget    = sys(5)+sys(2003)+"\EXAMPLEB.HTM", ;
              CAPTION    = "Example Table B", ;
              lnewwindow = .T., ;
              NAME       = "_HYPERLINKLABEL2"

        ENDDEFINE
        * End Code

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

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 R. Desch, Microsoft Corporation


Additional query words: kbhtml kbVFp600 kbXBase kbInternet kbMiscTools

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

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