Re: Oracle 8.1.7 and Forms 3.0

From: Andreas Moroder <amoroder_at_sb-brixen[nospam>
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2001 17:10:41 +0200
Message-ID: <9od0t4$o4o$1@serv1.iunet.it>

IT WORKS ( at least against 8.1.6 ) We have it running since 6 months.
There IS a patch for forms3 available.

Andreas

"Sybrand Bakker" <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:a20d28ee.0109200504.6ce80702_at_posting.google.com...
> clang_at_mediaprint.at (Christian Lang) wrote in message
news:<6cf185c9.0109200252.3dc3d59d_at_posting.google.com>...
> > Hi,
> > I've to Upgrade a 7.3.4.5 Database to 8.1.7.
> > Aagainst the 7.3 Instance there is running a Forms 3.0 application.
> >
> > Is it possible to run the Forms 3.0 also against the 8.1.7 Database ?
> >
> > Chris
>
> No.
> The format of the rowid changed with 8.0 in 1998, and Forms 3 doesn't
> support the new format.
>
>
> You can't expect Oracle to offer extended support in 2001 for a
> product which was desupported somewhere in 1993 or 1994.
> You don't expect the vendor will repair your 10 year old vacuum
> cleaner, do you?
>
> Regards,
>
> Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA
Received on Thu Sep 20 2001 - 10:10:41 CDT