>Actually, I would really appreciate looking at how
>U use this xtab thing. Do you interact with the
>VFP Report Writer? I know I can create a cross
>tab query, but what do I do with the cross tab
>query once it is created. Do U write functions
>within the VFP Report Form to process the corss
>tab functionality?
>
>The reason I would prefer to use the VFP Report
>Writer is for the preview utility. I have
>previously written routines which send cross tab
>reports out directly to the printer via @x,y SAY.
>This worked well, except it was a pain for the
>preview option. I had to write to a file and then
>do a MODI COMM xFile. It did not look as smooth
>as the VFP Report Writer Preview. So, any input
>would be great... Steve.
>
>>
>>If you have trouble using it, let me know and I
>>will send
>>you some sample code.
>>
>


Steve,
The following is an example of the use of vfpxtab.prg
It uses the orders and line items files supplied in
the tastrade example project. The one file period.dbf

Chris