Background jobs with Reports 2.5

We have a software written in Forms 3.0, SQL*ReportWriter 1.1 and SQL*Plus. The users are able to start background reports as follows:
- the user uses a Forms 3.0 form to insert a record into a "report
request" table
- on the UNIX server we have a Pro*C application which reads the "report
request" table and starts each request as a background job
- the Pro*C program allows us to limit how many concurrent batch jobs we
have running

How can I accomplish the same with new GUI client/server tools?
- can I develop a Reports 2.5 report and run it as a background job on
the UNIX server? Are there any problems?

We would like to use Forms 4.5 on Windows95 workstations. The user should be able to run the same report either interactively (on his PC) or submit the report as a batch job for the server. With SQL*Plus reports we can use the old approach, but I'd like to hear how Reports 2.5 adapts to such use. Received on Sat Mar 28 1998 - 00:00:00 CET