Re: GPFs , Windows95 and Forms 4.5 runtime . . .

From: Jack R. Sumner Jr. <jrsumner_at_ix.netcom.com>
Date: 1997/01/19
Message-ID: <32E2A703.245C_at_ix.netcom.com>#1/1


Susan F. wrote:
>
> Hi -
>
> I'm experiencing lots of GPFs and "Program has performed an illegal action
> and is being shut down" messages during Forms 4.5 runtime on my PC. The PC
> is pretty robust - a Pentium 166 with 32 Mb installed. I've tried
> switching the virtual memory management from auto to manual, which seemed
> to help for a while, but I started getting weird memory messages and had to
> switch back. Now it doesn't seem to matter which way virtual memory is set
> - the GPFs are occurring with increasing frequency. I'm considering
> installing Windows NT, or even going back to 3.1, which seemed to work ok.
> The database I'm accessing, by the way, is on a DEC Alpha server.
>
> The problem is compounded by the fact that I'm the only one in our
> development group who's working with Oracle and Forms 4.5 (we're converting
> applications from Ingres 4GL to Oracle Forms). Any suggestions would be
> appreciated!
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Susan Frady
> San Diego State University

Susan.

I had similiar problems using the 16-bit version of Oracle Forms 4.5 on Windows 95. I eventually upgraded to the 32-bit version for Win 95/NT. I have not had a GPF problem since.

Regards,
Jack. Received on Sun Jan 19 1997 - 00:00:00 CET

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