HTML into filePro processing tables--the EASY way!

[Lerebours, Jose]

Mark posted:

> 
> Hi everyone,
> 
> After a recent thread on HTML issues in filePro, I've decided 
> to make a
> tool available which has served both my clients and me quite 
> nicely for
> quite some time.  It really takes that pain out of getting 
> any significant
> amount of HTML into filePro processing tables, leaving you 
> with a CALLable
> table that will generate the HTML output when called.
> 
> Design your HTML in whatever kind of editor you would 
> normally use.  If
> you need to make parts of the output dynamic, you just tweak 
> the resultant
> table after editing--no problem!  But the bulk of your design 
> is done in
> whatever you're comfortable with, you'll design pages more 
> quickly, and you
> won't have to tinker with the built-in filePro HTML 
> abbreviated coding in
> processing tables.
> 
> If this tool interests you, please see the following for more 
> information:
> 
>           http://www.fairlite.com/fc/products/html2prc/
> 

Sounds a lot like the processing table I wrote that parses 
your HTML pages and inserts filePro fields (dummy and real).

My processing table allows you to create an HTML document
using your favorite HTML editor.  To insert filePro fields,
all you need to do is place &fp### or &fpA2Z (where ###
is a fixed field and A2Z is any dummy field).  It works
very well if I may say so.

This is the processing table you once said could be a 
perfect partner for your OneGate script/module.

Of course, you define something a lot more sophisticated as it
writes filePro processing tables to produce the HTML already
created with the HTML editor.  My filePro processing table
simply plugs in the filePro content and creates a new HTML
table with the values added in.

Come to think of it, this program can be easily modified to
be used as a "global called" table and have it produce the
desired HTML document no matter where it is called from.
Of course, it will take dumping all dummy variables in a 
repository (unless it is limited to fixed fields only).

I think I'll play with this idea and see how it goes.

Regards;


Jose Lerebours