In older versions of FoxPro, XFRX relies on its own proprietary internal report parsing engine. It programmatically scans the .frx table metadata and manually renders layout bands into target document streams. Object-Assisted Reporting Engine (VFP 9.0+)
XFRX (eXtensible FoxPro Reporting eXtension) is a powerful, royalty-free reporting library for Visual FoxPro (VFP) designed to transform VFP reports into various electronic formats. It bridges the gap between traditional VFP report generation and modern document requirements. This article provides a comprehensive overview of XFRX documentation, installation, usage, and advanced features. 1. What is XFRX?
Forums and blogs often document older XFRX versions (e.g., 9.x or 12.x). Always verify methods against your official CHM.
Consulting the official documentation and community forums often leads to solutions.
loPDF = NewObject('xfrxlistenerpdf', 'xfrx.prg') loPDF.SetFileName(“Combined.pdf”) REPORT FORM invoice1 OBJECT loPDF REPORT FORM invoice2 OBJECT loPDF loPDF.CloseDocument()
loSession.cTargetPageSize = "A4" && Set explicit page sizing loSession.cPDFAuthor = "Your Company Name" && Add metadata loSession.cPDFTitle = "Internal Financial Report" * Enable Encryption and Permissions loSession.lEncrypt = .T. loSession.cUserPassword = "user123" && Required to open the file loSession.cOwnerPassword = "admin789" && Required to change permissions loSession.lAllowPrint = .F. && Disable printing capabilities loSession.lAllowCopy = .F. && Disable text copying Use code with caution. Excel Layout Optimization
Integrating XFRX into an existing Visual FoxPro project requires minimal file additions. You must include the compiled library files in your application distribution path. Required Runtime Files XFRX.APP or XFRX.FXP (The main engine dispatcher) HNDLIB.DLL (Core graphic layout transformation library)
*-- Initialize XFRX SET PROCEDURE TO xfrx.prg ADDITIVE LOCAL loSession loSession = XFRX("XFRX#INIT") *-- Set output to PDF IF loSession.SetParams("output.pdf",,,,,,"PDF") = 0 *-- Run the report loSession.ProcessReport("myreport.frx") loSession.Finalize() ENDIF Use code with caution. Key Components Initializes a new session.
XFRX is a powerful 3rd-party library for used to transform reports into electronic formats like PDF, Word, and Excel. 🛠️ Key Capabilities