Re: Help!! Forms45_path not working.

I had a problem with my FORMS45 path when I exceeded 250 (or is it 256?) characters. It may then ignore your directory even if you had put it at the beginning!

Jonathan

On Thu, 11 Dec 1997 10:53:40 -0800, Tim McConechy <tmcconec_at_gulf.uvic.ca> wrote:

>It should work if it is put first in the search path.
>You used the forms45 path under oracle/software right? i.e. you didn't make
>your own?
>
>Try:
>1)Putting a slash at the end.
>2) Putting it first in the search path..
>i.e.
>c:\cppo\forms\;c:\orant\bin;ect...ect.
>
>There is a limit to 256 charachters in the search path as well.
>
>Dean Harris wrote:
>
>> I'm using Dev2K under Win95. I have changed my Win95 registry to have
>> the forms45_path include the directory d:\cppo\forms. However, when I
>> call a form that exists in this directory without specifying the full
>> directory in the call_form function, I get the error message "FRM-40010:
>> Cannot read form FORM_NAME.
>>
>> Anyone know why setting forms45_path in the registry doesn't seem to
>> work as it's supposed to. Also modifying the oracle.ini file doesn't
>> work.
>>
>> The only thing that does work is specifying the full directory in the
>> call_form, new_form and open_form functions. Of course this isn't a
>> good idea and I don't want to do it. I have no idea where the
>> application will reside when it's moved into production and I don't want
>> to go thru every form, report or graphics call and change the
>> directories.
>>
>> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Dean Harris
>> Applications Anlayst
>> Miami University
>> Oxford,OH
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Received on Tue Dec 16 1997 - 00:00:00 CET