Re: Forms 4.5

In article <33aed725.264496_at_news.tinet.ie>, welsbye_at_tinet.ie says...
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>Hi All,
>I am having a problem with Forms 4.5 and contacting the Oracle
>Response Center has proven unsuccessful.
>Basically, I have a 4.5 form which has been converted from a version
>three form. I have been trying to position various objects, mainly
>data-fields on the screen. At design time everything looks fine but
>when I run the form from the file menu or generate a .FMX the objects
>are re-aligned. Any fields that I have placed more than their own
>depth apart are not re-aligned but those that are only a small
>distance apart (less than their own depth) are re-positioned right
>next to the nearest field. I have tried various methods of positioning
>the field including varying the grid/snap points and using align.
>This problem is not arising with new forms created in Developer 2000
>do not suffer from the same problem. It seems to be only those
>converted from version 3.
>Any help / suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>Elaine

Hi Elaine,

   the form has been converted and the co-ordination units are set to character (since V3 was for character terminals). Change this in the module property sheet to real.
(Property - Coordinate Information)

regards Garry

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