Re: Developer/2000 v2.0 on Oracle 7.3.3 or 8.0.3 best?

Hi

I'm using Forms 5 against a 8.0.3 local base --- no problem, but when I'm trying to compile a form against my UNIX 7.2.3 base, the compilation takes app. 4-6 minutes, so I thing you need at least 7.3.x or 8.x

Regards

Karsten

Brian Price wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I am using Forms 5.0 against Personal Oracle8 8.0.3, and have used Forms 5.0
> against Oracle7 7.3.2 and 7.3.3 on UNIX and it works just great. There is a
> trick when using forms 5.0 against a local 8.0.3+ database: you have to set
> your LOCAL variable in the registry to "Beq-local.world" to use the bequeath
> driver, or you may use the "Tcp-loopback.world " is you start the tns
> listener and connect through the TCP/IP protocol. In either case, you can
> either set the LOCAL registry variable or use the database connect string.
>
> I have not experience lengthly compilation times as John has mentioned, but
> my forms have not been very large in size either. But both version or
> oracle work just fine.
>
> Remember when using Dev/2000 R2.0 against Oracle8, you cannot use some of
> the new features (sub tables, user defined datatypes, varrays, etc..)
> directly in forms. You should be able to use some of these features if a
> block is based on transactional triggers or stored procedures. I have used
> Partitioned Tables with success with Dev/2000 R2.0.
>
> Good luck
>
> Brian
>
> Jomarlen wrote in message <19971228214600.QAA00495_at_ladder01.news.aol.com>...
> >>Can anyone comment on where Developer/2000 v2.0 runs
> >>best - with Oracle 7.3.3 or Oracle 8.03?
> >>
> >Hi
> >
> >Neither! To run FORMS 5.0 you MUST be running over
> >7.3.4 or 8.0.4. If you try to run over lower versions you
> >will experience extended compile times, like six minutes!
> >
> >Regards
> >John
> >
> >
> >
Received on Fri Jan 09 1998 - 00:00:00 CET