How to: Open Reports and Labels

You can open an existing report or label to modify it. You can also open a report in protected mode to prevent users from changing part of the report or label that you specify.

To open a report or label

  1. On the File menu, click Open.

  2. In the Open dialog box, browse to the folder containing the report or label you want to open.

    Tip

    To show only report files or label files, select Report (*.frx) or Label (*.lbx) in the Files of type box of the Open dialog box.

  3. Click the report or label file you want to open.

    The name of the file appears in the File name box.

  4. Click OK.

    The corresponding designer opens for the report or label.

To open a report or label in a project

  1. Open the project for your application.

  2. In the Project Manager, expand the Documents node.

  3. In the Documents node, expand the Reports or Labels node.

  4. In the Reports or Labels node, select the report or label you want to edit.

  5. In the Project Manager, click Modify.

    The corresponding designer opens for the report or label.

To open a report or label programmatically

  • Use the MODIFY REPORT or MODIFY LABEL command.

    The appropriate designer opens for the report or label.

For more information, see MODIFY REPORT Command and MODIFY LABEL Command.

To open a report or label in protected mode

  • Use the MODIFY REPORT or MODIFY LABEL command with the PROTECTED keyword.

    The appropriate designer opens for the report or label.

See Also

Tasks

How to: Create Reports (Visual FoxPro)
How to: Create Labels

Other Resources

Report Layout and Design
Working with Reports