How to convert FRX file to HTML file 1

[mohammedawni]

Hello,
are there any way to convert FRX file to HTML file?
Thank you.

 

[ManniB]

Foxypreviewer and XFRX both seem to have the option to output the report as HTML:

www.foxypreviewer.com/

[URL unfurl="true"]http://eqeus.com/[/url]

 

[Chris Miller]

Hello mohammedawni,

I second ManniB's recommendation and would add FRX2ANY. Unfortunately, FRX2ANY is not available on the homepage it used to be offered, I guess it also has no new home.

Just to be clear: These tools run the same old FRX and don't convert it. Just instead of printing the FRX output, they create an HTML file (or other outputs).

There also is such a tool coming with VFP itself: The HTML report listener. I can't tell you if that's already sufficiently working for you, but it's worth trying before using anything else.

If you literally want to convert FRX to something making the FRX obsolete please just note FRX isn't a document format and HTML isn't a report format. But I don't think you really want to convert the FRX, you want HTML as the output format. If not, please clarify your goal.

Chriss

 

[Mike Lewis]

Yes, I also agree with ManniB. If your aim is to produce an HTML rendition of a VFP report, both FoxyPreviewer and XFRX are excellent tools. Of the two, I would have a slight preference for FoxyPreviewer because I find it slightly easier to deploy (and it has the advantage of being free). But XFRX would also be a good choice.

Be aware that both tools will create a snapshot of your report. Once the HTML has been created, it won't reflect any changes to the underlying data - other than by re-generating the HTML.

If you need the HTML to be connected to the data - so that when you refresh the report in the browser it shows the latest data - then you could open the report in the report designer and go to File -> Save As HTML. I've never had much success with that approach, but it might be worth a try.

Mike


__________________________________
Mike Lewis (Edinburgh, Scotland)

Visual FoxPro articles, tips and downloads

 

[Mike Gagnon]

Criss
You will find Frx2Any here

https://drive.google.com/file/d/13cQJkpD3pUqaB4xVLG4Tv2empPQUleKK/view

If you want to get the best response to a question, please check out FAQ184-2483 first.

 

[Chris Miller]

Thanks, Mike.

Chriss