Re: Forms 6i vs. rdbms 12.2

Hi, based on what I investigated, there is a structural change that avoid the possibility to use it.
The maximum I got is 6i with 12.1.0.2

2018-06-26 15:39 GMT-04:00 Patrice sur GMail <patrice.boivin_at_gmail.com>:

> (don't laugh; I know Forms 6i is concurrent with Oracle 7.3 and it's not
> secure. The app maintenance people know the apps should have been upgraded
> years ago)
>
> We have a couple of really old intranet apps written using Forms 6i, so
> far we have managed to keep them running without upgrading them. One of
> them is composed of over 200 forms (not counting plls, menus, reports).
>
> I upgraded a dev database from 11.2 to 12.2., did what I could think of to
> allow the old apps to connect, downgraded the listener compatibility mode
> from 12 to 11, then to 8 though I think 9i might have been okay. I even
> turned off mixed case logins in the database but Forms 6i still can't
> connect.
>
> Is there any way to allow Forms 6i apps to connect to 12.2?
> ​One discussion online mentions that Forms 6i could connect to 12.1, but
> as of 12.2. it really is the end of the road for this old version of forms.​
>
> https://www.databaseusers.com/article/5966488/is+forms+6i+
> on+Oracle+Database+12.2+compatible%3F
>
> ​I'll post on the Oracle Forms community forum and log an SR, though I can
> predict what Oracle Support will tell me with their funeral director voice.​
>
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