Re: FORMS45_PATH in Win95 Registry

From: D. Scott Moyer, Jr. <dmoyer_at_gpu.com>
Date: 1997/01/23
Message-ID: <32e7ceb7.8176777_at_internet.gpuc.com>#1/1


On Fri, 17 Jan 1997 15:35:00 -0600, Sunil Godithi <sunil_at_ameya.com> wrote:

FORMS45_PATH currently is ignored if there are more than 256 characters in the list of paths. I know from experience that when reducing it below 256 characters, it then works as prescribed.

Scott Moyer
dmoyer_at_gpu.com

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>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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>As far as I know FORMS45_PATH is the place forms45 runtime looks for
>FMXs and library
>modules. and Graphics25_PATH is the place it looks for Oracle Graphics
>files. TK23_ICON for
>icons. REPORTS25_PATH is for reports files and REPORTS_TMP is for temp
>directory for reports.
>Sunil
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><DT>John Chambers wrote:<BR>
>&gt;&nbsp;<BR>
>&gt; The FORMS45_PATH key in the Win95 registration database<BR>
>&gt; (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -&gt; SOFTWARE -&gt; ORACLE) contains path-specific<BR>
>&gt; information. One would think that it refers to paths the Forms45 tools<BR>
>&gt; would look to when trying to locate libraries, et cetera. My experience,<BR>
>&gt; however, leads me to conclude that such is not the case.<BR>
>&gt;&nbsp;<BR>
>&gt; Does anyone know how to specify multiple locations (including network<BR>
>&gt; directories) the Forms45 tools should look in to find libraries? What
>is<BR>
>&gt; the intended purpose of the FORMS45_PATH key?<BR>
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><DT>As far as I know FORMS45_PATH is the place forms45 runtime looks for
>FMXs and library</DT>
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><DT>modules. and Graphics25_PATH is the place it looks for Oracle Graphics
>files. TK23_ICON for</DT>
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><DT>icons. REPORTS25_PATH is for reports files and REPORTS_TMP is for temp
>directory for reports.</DT>
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><DT>Sunil</DT>
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><DT>&nbsp;</DT>
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