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Preview Report Foundation Class

This class provides a generic button to run a report directly or through the Output dialog box class.

Category

Misc Buttons

Default Catalog

Visual FoxPro Catalog\Foundation Classes\Buttons

Class

_cmdRunReport

Base Class

CommandButton

Class Library

_miscbtns.vcx

Parent Class

_commandbutton

Sample

...\Samples\Solution\Ffc\buttons.scx

Remarks

To use, drop the class on a project or form or, from the Component Gallery Item shortcut menu, select Add to Form. When you add the class to a form, Visual FoxPro opens a builder so you can specify the cFileName and lSetCaption values. When you drop the class on a project, you can choose between adding the class or creating a subclass.

See Guidelines for Using Visual FoxPro Foundation Classesfor more information on using foundation classes.

Properties, Events, Methods

Description

cDialogClass property

Specifies the output dialog box class.

Default: _OutputDialog

cDialogClasslib property

Specifies the output dialog box class library.

Default: (IIF(VERSION(2)=0,"",HOME( )+"FFC\")+"_REPORTS.VCX"))

cFilename property

Specifies the name of the form to run.

Default: ""

cOutputDialogAlias property

Specifies the name of the output dialog box alias.

Default: ""

lOutputDialogPreventScope property

Specifies whether to prevent changing the scope in dialog box.

Default: .F.

lOutputDialogPreventSource property

Specifies whether to prevent changing the alias/report in dialog box.

Default: .F.

lPromptForReport property

Specifies whether to ask for a report name.

Default: .T.

lSetCaption property

Specifies whether caption is automatically based on the value of cFilename.

Default: .T.

lUseOutputDialog property

Specifies whether to display the foundation class Output dialog box.

Default:.T.

ShowOutputDialog method

Displays the foundation class Output dialog box.

Syntax: ShowOutputDialog( )

Return: none

Arguments: none

See Also

Concepts

Guidelines for Using Visual FoxPro Foundation Classes

Reference

Visual FoxPro Foundation Classes A-Z

Output Dialog Box Foundation Class

Other Resources

Foundation Class Samples