Re: Conversion of .FMB to .TXT

From: arvind <arvind_at_mciworld.com>
Date: Sun, 03 Oct 1999 23:32:18 GMT
Message-ID: <6IRJ3.2328$Bf6.21748_at_pm02news>


Hi

try

File/Administration/Forms Doc

HTH
Arvind
dick_doornbos_at_my-deja.com wrote in message <7t2f8s$v48$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com>...
>I'm desparately seeking a tool, that can convert a form (version 5.0)
>to an ASCII-format. AND I DON'T MEAN THE .FMT RUBBISH THAT ORACLE SENT
>ME! Problem with the .fmt is that it keeps the PL/SQL-code in a binary
>format.
>
>The use of conversion is, that I can easier search for strings in the
>WHOLE form, not just in PL/SQL-code. When I use the search-function
>that Forms itself provides (Program, Search/replace PL/SQL...), I'm
>troubled with errors (for example PDE-PER001, Internal error deppu21)
>and sometimes even the famous 'Access violation' error. Maybe someone
>can help me with the problem too?
>
>Anyway, searching the PL/SQL-code only is sometimes not enough, so if
>someone has a conversion tool (a SQL script for instance) that extracts
>the contents of the Forms-tables (5.0) into an ASCII-file, please send
>it to me. It would help me a lot.
>
>Dick Doornbos, Philips Drachten
>
>
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>Before you buy.
Received on Mon Oct 04 1999 - 01:32:18 CEST

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