Without proper documentation, you are left guessing. With it, you transform XFRX into a reliable, enterprise-grade output engine.
loXFRX.SetTarget("PDF", "c:\temp\report.zip") * The resulting file will be a zip containing the PDF
Maya realized the official documentation was comprehensive but because it lacked context . It told you every button in the cockpit but never said, “Press this to land the plane.” xfrx documentation
: Contains its own report engine for VFP 8.0 and earlier, and plugs into the native report architecture of VFP 9.0 using an XFRXListener class.
LOCAL loSession, lnRetCode * Initialize the XFRX system SET PROCEDURE TO XFRX ADDITIVE * Create an XFRX session object loSession = XFRX("XFRX#INIT") * Configure the target file and output type * 1 = PDF, 2 = HTML, 3 = XLS, 4 = DOC, etc. lnRetCode = loSession.SetTargetFolder("C:\MyApp\Exports") lnRetCode = loSession.SetParams("MyReportOutput.pdf", , .T., , , , "PDF") IF lnRetCode = 0 * Create the Report Listener instance LOCAL loListener loListener = loSession.GetReportListener() IF ISNULL(loListener) MESSAGEBOX("Failed to create XFRX Report Listener.", 16, "Error") RETURN ENDIF * Run the native VFP report command using the listener REPORT FORM myVisualFoxProReport.frx OBJECT loListener * Finalize and finalize document compilation loSession.FinalizeSystem() MESSAGEBOX("Report successfully exported to PDF!", 64, "Success") ELSE MESSAGEBOX("Initialization failed. Error code: " + STR(lnRetCode), 16, "Error") ENDIF Use code with caution. Direct Excel (XLSX) Export with Layout Preservation Without proper documentation, you are left guessing
When SetParams() or ProcessReport() encounters an error, it returns a negative integer numeric code. Refer to this matrix for diagnostic troubleshooting: Return Code Error Name Common Cause and Resolution 0 The operation completed with no errors. -1 Extension Library Missing XFRXLIB.FLL cannot be located in the current FoxPro path. -2 File Write Error
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* Configure Excel specific options if needed * loXFRX.setOtherOptions("PAGEBREAKS", "OFF")
Last updated: 2025. This guide is not a substitute for reading the official XFRX documentation. Always refer to the original source for accuracy.