FoxPro fxp files

Question

I know very little about FoxPro but have a project that requires working with a third-party application, based on FoxPro, and a .fxp file. The thrid-party app is a point of sale system and the makers of the software have provided a .fxp file that allows us to export product information into an XML format.

The problem that I am running into is that the software has no way to schedule the .fxp file to run at a regular interval which we need to keep that XML file updated.

My question is, can a .fxp file be executed outside of FoxPro?

Alternatively, can I create my own FoxPro application to execute their .fxp file and have it connect to the POS database to perform the export.

Any ideas or alternatives are welcome.

Thanks, Brian

Answer 1

Write another FoxPro program and run it with "DO file.fxp" or import FXP file into a project, set it as startup and build.

Answer 2

You can call the FXP directly from the command-line to launch FoxPro. This would allow you to schedule the application through Windows Task manager or any other program.

Something like this in a BAT file: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual FoxPro 9\vfp9.exe" c:\clients\myProgram.fxp