Re: FORMS45_PATH in Win95 Registry

I have been told that there is a confirmed bug in f45 such that, if the FORMS45_PATH is too long (>256), then NOTHING is used in the FORMS45_PATH key. I have not rigorously tested this yet, but it is supported by my experience.

john

In article <5bmpln$1k5o$1_at_news.gate.net>, freud_at_gate.net says...
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>John,
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>That is what the Forms45_path is for. There is a limit as to the
>number of characters you can have in your path. That limit is 256.
>If you have more than 256 chars in the path, the registry truncates
>the entry and everything past 256 is ignored. If you run out of room
>create and use the key, ORACLE_PATH. All three tools (forms, reports,
>and graphics) walk down this path after their respective paths.
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>Good luck.
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>Mark Freudenberg
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>johnc_at_oregon.uoregon.edu (John Chambers) wrote:
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>>The FORMS45_PATH key in the Win95 registration database
>>(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> SOFTWARE -> ORACLE) contains path-specific
>>information. One would think that it refers to paths the Forms45 tools
>>would look to when trying to locate libraries, et cetera. My experience,
>>however, leads me to conclude that such is not the case.
 

>>Does anyone know how to specify multiple locations (including network
>>directories) the Forms45 tools should look in to find libraries? What is
>>the intended purpose of the FORMS45_PATH key?
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Received on Fri Jan 17 1997 - 00:00:00 CET