I have lots of dBase tables (Version 5.7 !!!) for which I have to create web pages. It is tedious and lots of typing !!

So I spent a couple of hours "semi-automating" the process - it has already saved me more than the time it took to create the "semi-automation".

It was written in and for Version 5.7 BUT it does work in dB2K

I have no doubt that dB2K already does it (and probably more professionally) but I'm not clever enough to have learned how to use dB2K properly yet - hehehehe !!!

How it works

• Copy two files into the same directory/folder as the table you want to do it for
  the files are:-

  gen_htm1.prg
  and
  gen_htm1.skl
  		

  You can down load copies of these two files from gen_htm1.zip

• Do not change

  gen_htm1.skl
  		

• Do change two or three lines in

  gen_htm1.prg
  		

• Use Internet Explorer (Version 5 +) to open the Web Page produced

• Drag the elements anywhere you want them on the page (they will click to a vertical grid)
  Now that is smart, aint it !!

• Do leave any check boxes ticked - PLEASE

• If you do not want any of the Textboxes or TextAreas to appear in the final page, just type <ignore> in the box concerned

• If you want a different title for the data element, type the appropriate HTML string in the box concerned. For example

  <B>Type the TITLE in here</B>
  		

• You can try it out on a file contacts.htm - it is a real one that I generated

• When you have done all your shuffling, click on the "S" Submit pushbutton on the top right hand sid of the page
  That will get you a page that reflects the changes that you did
  Save the source of that new page as:-

  somethingorother.htm
  		

  Now you can tweak/tidy up that page

• If you look at the source of the contacts.htm file, you will see that the transformation is carried out in

  http://195.99.184.152/testing/gen_form.asp
  		

  feel free to use that url for your own use.

  If you want a copy of that ASP file, send me your EMail address with a request, and I will send it to you.