"Ana C. Dent" <anacedent_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Ryan Gaffuri wrote:
> > "M" <noreply_at_noreply.com> wrote in message
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> >
> >>"Ryan Gaffuri" <rgaffuri_at_cox.net> wrote in message
> >>news:1efdad5b.0306171314.29e24752_at_posting.google.com...
> >>
> >>>"M" <noreply_at_noreply.com> wrote in message
> >>
> >> news:<bcni3b$1r1o$1_at_news.hgc.com.hk>...
> >>
> >>>>"Ryan Gaffuri" <rgaffuri_at_cox.net> wrote in message
> >>>>news:1efdad5b.0306170851.741e49dd_at_posting.google.com...
> >>>>
> >>>>>"M" <someone_at_microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >>
> >> news:<bcktkt$bhm$1_at_news.hgc.com.hk>...
> >>
> >>>>>>"Ryan Gaffuri" <rgaffuri_at_cox.net> wrote in message
> >>>>>>news:1efdad5b.0306160849.5940a0c9_at_posting.google.com...
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>"M" <noreply_at_noreply.com> wrote in message
> >>
> >> news:<bck6tp$2vu1$1_at_news.hgc.com.hk>...
> >>
> >>>>>>>>Thanks. I understand that Oracle is a little bit weak in client
> >>>>>>>>applications,
> >>>>>>>>esp. in Forms & Reports, not to mention Oracle Graphics.
> >>
> >> However,
> >>
> >>>>>>>>quite a lot of appls still run using Oracle Forms, e.g. Oracle
> >>
> >> Financials.
> >>
> >>>>>>>>That's why I need to learn this "tech", no matter I like it or
> >>
> >> not.
> >>
> >>>>>>>>BTW, will it be tedious to use Java to design front-end forms?
> >>
> >> It
> >> seems
> >>
> >>>>>>>>to me that every object on the form need to be defined
> >>
> >> explicitly
> >> including
> >>
> >>>>>>>>the events, event listener, etc. Isn't it?
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>Just asking. Some other might think this is not the right place
> >>
> >> to
> >> discuss
> >>
> >>>>>>>>Java.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>Thanks anyway.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>"Burton Peltier" <burttemp1REMOVE_THIS_at_bellsouth.net> wrote in
> >>
> >> message
> >>
> >>>>>>>>news:pHgHa.11388$wt2.10059_at_fe10.atl2.webusenet.com...
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>We struggled with this one too. It does appear that the only
> >>
> >> way
> >>
> >>>> to
> >>>> deploy
> >>>>
> >>>>>>>>>web enabled forms is to run Forms Server using Oracle9iAS .
> >>
> >> And,
> >> Oracle9iAS
> >>
> >>>>>>>>>requires the "infrastructure" database in order to run the
> >>
> >> option
> >> to
> >>
> >>>>>> run
> >>>>>> the
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>Forms Server.
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>We don't have that much forms , instead of installing all this
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> overhead ,
> >>>>>> we
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>decided to move away from Forms to running Java or something
> >>
> >> else.
> >> I
> >>
> >>>>>> am
> >>>>>> not
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>in the group that maintains the forms and haven't checked in a
> >>
> >> while.
> >>
> >>>>>>>>>But, running forms via a browser is definitely out.
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>--
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>"M" <someone_at_microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >>>>>>>>>news:bcj481$2d34$1_at_news.hgc.com.hk...
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>It seems (not sure) that 9iAS may be required to web-deploy
> >>>>
> >>>> forms.
> >>>> Since
> >>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>some
> >>>>>>>>>>experienced pros here can deploy web-form with only 9iDB &
> >>
> >> 9iDS,
> >>
> >>>> I
> >>>> wondered
> >>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>if I ran into some unclear documentations.
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>Oracle docs are of course worth to study but sometimes it's
> >>
> >> not
> >>
> >>>>>> clear
> >>>>>> and
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>don't
> >>>>>>>>>>reveal everything. I thought that's why we have these kind
> >>
> >> of
> >>
> >>>> forum
> >>>> for
> >>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>discussion,
> >>>>>>>>>>sharing and help. Otherwise, why not close this down! Sigh
> >>
> >> ! !
> >>
> >>>> ! !
> >>>> !
> >>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>Having some knowledge on something is a gift from God.
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>"Sybrand Bakker" <gooiditweg_at_sybrandb.demon.nl> wrote in
> >>
> >> message
> >>
> >>>>>>>>>>news:nilpev4o4maj4bml0megi29ss54mu51pp6_at_4ax.com...
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>On Mon, 16 Jun 2003 00:47:25 +0800, "M"
> >>
> >> <noreply_at_noreply.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>May I know how to run this?
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>You expect to be spoon fed on everything? Ever looked up
> >>
> >> ANY
> >> Oracle
> >>
> >>>>>>>>>>>documentation? If you say you did, I won't believe it.
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>To reply remove -verwijderdit from my e-mail address
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>im not familiar with licensing. however, I got 9i forms and
> >>
> >> reports to
> >>
> >>>>>>>run from home without installing 9iAS at all. All I did was an
> >>
> >> install
> >>
> >>>>>>>of the database in EE(you dont need EE for forms). this installed
> >>>>>>>apache. Installed the developer suite.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>started apache
> >>>>>>>started the oc4j
> >>>>>>>ran my forms.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>Im not using forms and reports in a work environment now, so I did
> >>
> >> it
> >>
> >>>>>>>from home. Looks like oracle is hosing people on licensing. It
> >>
> >> looks
> >>
> >>>>>>>like they have special deals for jdeveloper where you dont have to
> >>
> >> pay
> >>
> >>
> >>>>>>>for 9iAS. anyone know about this?
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>That's exactly what I want to do. I have installed 9iDB, 9iDS. As
> >>
> >> you
> >>
> >>>>>>said,
> >>>>>>the apache just installed and run automatically. What I've did to
> >>
> >> apache
> >>
> >>>>>>is redirect the default location to another folder such that when I
> >>
> >> input
> >>
> >>>>>>http://localhost/ in IE, it points to the new location (virtual
> >>
> >> directory?,
> >>
> >>>>>>I'm
> >>>>>>not sure). I also started the OC4J although I didn't know what it
> >>
> >> is.
> >>
> >>>>>>However, I got error when running a test form (with a text item
> >>
> >> only).
> >> It
> >>
> >>>>>>said
> >>>>>>http://localhost/forms90/f90servlet/forms=test.fmx... not found!
> >>>>>
> >>>>>http://localhost/forms90/f90servlet/forms=test.fmx... not found!
> >>>>>
> >>>>>this is the directory where it is looking for your form. im guessing
> >>>>>your on windows right? In the registory there is a forms pointer
entry
> >>>>>that tells oracle where to look for the form. add a semi-colon and
> >>>>>point it to the directory where your forms are saved. in 6i its
called
> >>>>>
> >>>>>forms60path, so I would assume its forms90path in 9i, but i could be
> >>>>>wrong. either that or put your .fmx file in the directory that is
> >>>>>described above.
> >>>>>that little stuff is really annoying isnt it?
> >>>>
> >>>>Actually I tried to specify the URL as
http://localhost/form=c:\test.fmx
> >>
> >> but
> >>
> >>>>that doesn't work also. Stating the path in forms90path of windows
> >>
> >> registry
> >>
> >>>>also has no luck. Sigh!!!
> >>>>
> >>>>Ur right, it's annoying!
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>NO you have to put your .fmx file in that directory. its your form
> >>>executable. When you make a form you get a .fmb file. this is the one
> >>>you can generate. When you run it, oracle makes a .fmx file which is
> >>>the executable.
> >>
> >>But default there is NO forms90/f90servlet directory!
> >
> >
> > then make one and put your .fmx files there. Its obviously trying to
> > fidn that directory.
>
> WRONG!
>
> Both 9iAS R1 & R2 come with a "test" form which is part of the "demos".
> If/when you place your *fmx file into the same folder as where the test
> form resides, then the Forms Server will find it & display it.
>
> HTH & YMMV
>
> HAND!
>
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Received on Fri Jun 20 2003 - 10:44:16 CDT
