Re: ORACLE_TERM problem

Mal Heseltine wrote:
>
> I'm running runform45 in character mode on Solaris 2.5
>
> I have created terminal resource files for various terminals where the
> device name specified in the file is different to the filename.
>
> I want to set ORACLE_TERM=<filename>:<device> such that i do not need to
> specify RUNFORM45 TERM=...
>
> However, it does not work. I get a toolkit error. It seems as if
> ORACLE_TERM cannot be used this way. It appears that it does not like
> the :<device> part. If the device name is the same then it works fine.
>
> Has anyone come across this problem? Is it a bug? Is there a fix?
>
> The device name has to be different to the filename in this situation so
> simply changing it to be the same is not on.
>
> There also appears to be a five character limit on the device name when
> using resprint23 and resparse23 to create new resource files.
>
> Any help is appreciated.
> Mal.

[Quoted] Just set ORACLE_TERM to <device>. Forms 4.5 will always use $ORACLE_HOME/forms45/admin/terminal/US/fmrc<device>.res despite the documetation's claim otherwise.

email me for details.

  JCS

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