Re: Oracle 9iAS: Forms compatibility between NT and Unix

From: Jeff Traigle <traigle_at_si.umich.edu>
Date: Fri, 17 May 2002 22:50:34 GMT
Message-ID: <B90B0178.13F49%traigle@si.umich.edu>

No, no, no. You misunderstood. He said the forms must be compiled for each platform they attempt to support the application on the 9iAS server side. The client side is definitely not a problem. I'm trying to determine if it is really all that much a problem for them to compile the forms on the UNIX server that they already have developed and are releasing on the NT/2000 server platform.

On 5/17/02 6:31 PM, in article Ep4BbzHqSY58EwDr_at_ahardy.demon.co.uk, "Andy Hardy" <newsnov01_at_ahardy.demon.co.uk> wrote:

> In message <B90AF3BA.13F39%traigle_at_si.umich.edu> , Jeff Traigle
> <traigle_at_si.umich.edu> writes

>> 
>> The new version is a web-based product done with Oracle 9iAS. We're getting
>> some verbal cooperation from the company regarding the printing issue, which
>> still relies on Windows printing. However, they are only releasing the AS
>> side on WindowsNT/2000. Since this requires several thousands of dollars in
>> new hardware and licenses, as well as being M$ related, I was not happy
>> about this news today. According to the techie guy at the company, the forms
>> must be recompiled for the different platforms as they were with the old
>> Forms 4.5 stuff. All fine and good.

>
> Erm... 9iAS Forms Server allows you to run Forms through a standard Java
> equipped browser - at the client end you do a one-off download of
> Oracles' Java JInitiator . The Forms are compiled for whatever platform
> you are running 9iAS on - there's nothing else required to support
> different clients.
>
> I.E You could have an NT/2000 9iAS platform supporting any client
> browser, whether Windows, UNIX, Mainframe, etc. as long as they have an
> Internet browser than can run Java.
>
> If the 'techie' really suggested a separate 9iAS setup per potential
> client, then I'd suggest that you get the company to send a different
> techie in future.
>
> Pop along to the Oracle site to find out more about 9iAS.
>
> Andy

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Received on Fri May 17 2002 - 17:50:34 CDT