What is an frx file?

[jcarmein]

Anyone know what an frx file is?

How about a vbw file?

Both file types are created by VB.

(Trying to setup my sourcesafe)

Thanks,

Judy

[crptcblade]

I think they are workspace files for the form and project, respectively.

[Motoxpro]

i figured that out by my xp(holding my mouse over it....it says form workspace)

[jcarmein]

Gee. I hate to be a dope, but what information is included in a Workspace. Do I need to put these files into sourcesafe do you think????

[chrisjk]

frx's also appear to hold some valuable info on the properties of controls within that form....e.g. the design-time text for a textbox, items in a listbox etc

Without the frx, they disappear which I found to my annoyance.

[filburt1]

An .frx file holds all the non-text information about a form, such as its icon, any embedded OLE objects, pictures, etc.

[peet]

hmm.. have not done any qouting today... so here goes

INFO: What is an FRX file?

Q152582


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The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual Basic Learning, Professional, and Enterprise Editions for Windows, version 6.0
Microsoft Visual Basic Control Creation, Learning, Professional, and Enterprise Editions for Windows, version 5.0
Microsoft Visual Basic Standard, Professional, and Enterprise Editions, 16-bit and 32-bit, for Windows, version 4.0

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SUMMARY
An .FRX file is a binary data file used to store binary information for the form (.FRM) file with the same file name.



MORE INFORMATION
Some controls, such as the PictureBox and Image controls, have properties that use binary data as their values. Visual Basic stores the binary data in an .FRX file with the same file name as the Form file. The .FRX file is a proprietary format.

If your project contains .FRX files, you should include these files with the corresponding .FRM files. A form containing binary information but lacking the associated .FRX files will not function correctly.

[tcurrier]

Ok, now on to VBW files ....

Here is a sample:


Form1 = 132, 132, 976, 544, Z, 43, -15, 953, 260, C
Form2 = 110, 110, 1020, 385, C, 66, 66, 910, 477, C
Module1 = 0, 0, 910, 275, C


What does all this mean ?

[chrisjk]

Look like positions within the IDE that the form/module was last left

[jcarmein]

Thanks everyone.

Looks like I better do version control on my frx files by perhaps not on the VBW file.

[Joacim Andersson]

Originally posted by jcarmein
Thanks everyone.

Looks like I better do version control on my frx files by perhaps not on the VBW file.

Yes the frx files is rather important but the vbw isn't that important at all. If you delete a vbw file then no windows will be opened when you open the vbp file.
That is no form or class windows. You have to open them using the Project Explorer.

Best regards