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> On Sep 6, 12:40 pm, "Shakespeare" <what..._at_xs4all.nl> wrote:
> > Thx a lot, guys. I'm able to download ODS on my window now & going to > install it soon. I'm running 10g on a solaris 10 server, btw. I > don't have a lot of experience on form & reports. Just play around w/ > 'em in class & they seem to be fairly easy & straight forward, but I > can't be sure. Therefore I'm trying to install ODS on my laptop so > that I can connect to my DB from anywhere & work w/ the form. > > So, if my DB is on a solaris server & ODS is on my laptop, is there a > configuration file or I have to do something in order to connect ODS > to DB? Any ideas? > > Thanks,
> -Chris
>
I guess your laptop is on Windows (95% probability). If it is, you should
download ODS for Windows. You'll need an Oracle client installation as well,
but I think ODS will install that. One thing you'll have to do is lookup
your TNSNAMES file (somewhere in the /oracle_home/network/admin directory on
your laptop), and put your Solaris database in there. You can connect as
described. Deploying your forms must be done on an application server, and I
can't describe that here, you should read the manual and get someone
experienced to help you on site.
Basically it means transporting your Forms Source File (*.fmb) to the
application server, fix Windows/Unix incompatibilities (see below), compile
it over there (*.FMX) and put it in the right directory, and call it through
your browser.
There is an option in Forms Developer to run the forms stand-alone (it will
run on a local OC4J installation on your laptop). INstallation is on the ODS
cd's.
Windows/Unix incompatibilities:
One problem with deployment: windows and Unix use diiferent styles for
files: windows uses \, unix uses /, you should take care of that. Other
issue: windows is not case sensitive in filenames, Unix is! You might run
into problems there too... Oracle used to have a tool for that (El Cheapo)
but I don't know if it's still there..... - I'm getting old.... ;-) )
Unfortunately, since Oracle has abandoned client/server Forms, and only supports Forms on application Server, installation to 'just play around' has become a lot more difficult....
Maybe you could check at your school if someone could help you with the installation!
Shakespeare Received on Fri Sep 07 2007 - 03:26:15 CDT