Re: Forms 4.5 /OLE container

We have the same environment, same need and similar problems! [Quoted] I believe that if you look in the REGEDIT program you'll see that Wordperfect implements OLE with DDE commands.

[Quoted] We have calls into Corel and Oracle on this with the predictable finger-pointing going on. In cases where we embed the object in a form, it usually comes up in wordperfect with two system menus and double maximize/minimize buttons. It looks very strange!

[Quoted] As a linked object (our preference) Wordperfect gets initiated but comes up empty!

[Quoted] I suspect Word would work alot cleaner but that's not yet an option at our site.

[Quoted] Double-clicking SHOULD bring up word-perfect and show the file in it. I'm assuming you're storing the OLE object in a long raw column of the database.

[Quoted] In short, I don't have much hope for getting it to work! Neither company is all that interested in its 16-bit products.

[Quoted] There is a white paper available from Oracle that tells how to do DDE commands to dynamically open and manipulate Wordperfect files. We may go that route at our site.

Good luck!
  Mike

[Quoted] David Kaplan <dnkaplan_at_netcom.com> wrote in article <dnkaplanE12sqs.1x8_at_netcom.com>...
> I am trying to use Wordperfect as the editor for when a long raw database
> column is doubled clicked on in a form. I would like the contents of the
 

> field to be brought up in Wordperfect when the field is navigated to and
> double clicked on.
>
> I have created an OLE container on the form with the name equal to the
 base
> table long raw column.
>
> I have set the OLE class property to 'WPWin6.1'.
>
> I have set the OLE activation style property to 'double-click'.
>
> I have set the forms45_editor in my oracle.ini equal to the path for
> Wordperfect (not knowing whether this was entirely necessary).
>
> Besides not getting it to work, I am unclear as to what should happen
 when
> I double click in the field that is set up as the OLE container. Should
> Wordperfect be invoked with the contents of the database column brought
> up inside as the document being edited.
>
> Keep in mind that this is in a windows 3.1/Forms 4.5 Oracle 7.2
 environment.
>
> Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
> Thank you
>
> Dave Kaplan
> kaplan.david_at_epamail.epa.gov
>
>
Received on Tue Nov 26 1996 - 00:00:00 CET