Special File Handling

*HTML*

Print to HTML

Format

OPEN (chan)"*HTML*"[;options]

Where:

chan

Channel or logical file number (e.g. open (1)"*html*").

options

The following options are supported either following the *HTML* filename or via OPT= on the OPEN:

BACK=nnnnnn

Background colour using standard HTML RGB colour representation.

FONT=fontname

Default font – use a fixed font such as Courier.

FILE=path

Output filename.

SHOW

(Windows Only) Causes the file to be passed to default browser.

TEXT=nnnnnn

Text colour using standard HTML RGB colour representation.

TITLE=name

Document title. Default title is the program name.

*HTML*

Keyword, not case sensitive. Special interface, enclosed in quotation marks within OPEN directive. (Include * asterisks in syntax)

Description

*HTML* is a logical print file that can be used with PxPlus. It allows for printed reports using normal fixed fonts to be formatted for use with an HTML viewer such as a browser. The system will prompt for an output filename to store the resulting HTML document.

Example

These examples create an HTML file called Sample.htm with the title "Sample". Courier New font is used with a white background and black text. The SHOW option causes the default browser to be invoked to display the file:

open (1,opt="FILE=Sample.htm;SHOW;FONT=Courier New;TITLE=Sample;BACK=FFFFFF;TEXT=000000")"*HTML*"
open (1)"*HTML*;FILE=Sample.htm;SHOW;FONT=Courier New;TITLE=Sample;BACK=FFFFFF;TEXT=000000"