Re: Q:help with Forms 4.5 defaults in Windows

You can remedy #1 by setting up the icon used to launch Forms 4.5 from windows. One of the properties of the icon will be 'starting directory' or 'start in'. Just set this to wherever you want. For example, if all of your forms are in the directory G:\ORAWIN, then set the 'start in' property of the icon to G:\ORAWIN. See Windows help for more info.

For #2, you can set up an association with file extensions. For example, in Win95, you can find the file you want to edit in the Explorer, ie myform.fmb, and double click on it. If no association exists, Windows will bring up a dialog box asking you what you want to use to edit this file. Find the program F45DES.EXE,
which is the Forms 4.5 Designer executable. From then on, you can edit any form by double-clicking its icon. Again, see Windows for more info on associations.

For #3, you can set the module access in the Designer. Click on Tools, then Options. At the bottom you'll see 'Module Access'. It's probably set to 'All'. Set this to 'Forms'. Then, when you go to the Open dialog, only .FMB files will be displayed. As for #4, I can't help you.

Hope this helps.

Barry Etter
Oracle Programmer/Analyst
Unifi, Inc. Received on Sun Feb 02 1997 - 00:00:00 CET