Fred
Fri Sep 12 10:00:56 CDT 2003
Lee, I do believe I said that you *could* programmatically create a label
file, because it is just a table. Thanks for pointing out the specific
files to look at for the content.
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Fred
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Lee Mitchell wrote:
> Hi Demetrios:
>
> Fred is correct. You cannot programmatically create a label form.
> The label form is a table created by the Label Designer.
>
> For more information on the structure of the label and report files,
> see 60frx1.frx and 60frx2.frx located in the Tools\FileSpec folder.
> Also, you might want to check out Chapter 11 of Cathy Pountney's book
> The Visual FoxPro Report Writer: Pushing it to the Limit and Beyond.
> This chapter discusses modifying the fields and records of the FRX
> file.
>
> I hope this helps.
>
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> rights.
>
> Sincerely,
> Microsoft FoxPro Technical Support
> Lee Mitchell
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>> Hi Fred,
>
>> I know that is a table.
>> But it is very hard to identify what all these records and fields
>> mean.
>> I have to do a lot of tries and recod what happens whenever I change
>> something.
>
>> Thanks anyway.
>
>> Demetrios, Greece
>
>> "Fred Taylor" <ftaylor@mvps.org> wrote in message
>> news:OSEefgOeDHA.560@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> A label file is really just another name for a Fox table. You can
>> open it up manually and see the structure and the contents by:
>>
>> USE yourlabel.LBX
>>
>> From then on it's an ordinary table, so yes, you can create what you
>> need on the fly. I do believe there is a document that describes
>> the fields in more detail in the Tools\FileSpec folder under your
>> VFP installation.
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Fred
>> Microsoft Visual FoxPro MVP
>> Please respond only to the newsgroups so that all may benefit.
>>
>>
>> Demetrios Panayotakopoulos wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Is there a way to design Label files (Label Definition Files)
>>> programmatically?
>>> I would like to create labels on the fly through a program (define
>>> margins, no of columns etc)?
>>>
>>> Demetrios, Greece
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