Re: Forms6 on Unix

[Quoted] "Alexander Medvedev" <a.medvedev_at_globalone.ru> wrote in message news:3A39F679.91573B57_at_globalone.ru...
>
>
> Connor McDonald wrote:
>
> > Ant wrote:
> > >
> > > I have Form Builder6 (6.0.5.0.3) and Oracle8 (8.0.4.0.0) running on a
 Compaq
> > > AlphaStation with Compaq Unix (OSF1) V4.0.
> > >
> > > The problem is that i must spend a lot of time to make forms because the
> > > Data Block Wizard and the Layout Wizard don't work (Memory fault and core
> > > file)
> > >
> > > Does any one know if this is a bug from Oracle? Is there any solution
> > > (patches or something like that)? Or must I buy the new version of
> > > Developer if I don't want to spend hours placing text items on the
 layount
[Quoted] > > > and assigning them to the tables, creating data blocks "by hand"....
> > >
> > > Thanks
> >
> > This is definitely a platform bug (since we use Solaris and NT with no
> > dramas)...
> >
> > Either log a call with support, or you could build the forms on (say) NT
> > and then copy the fmb's across and generate on your target platform.
>
> Hi, due to fmb files on different may have a different format, I guess it
 will be
> possible to design forms under NT, save them in database, and make a final
> generate under linux.
>
> Regards Alexander Medvedev

[Quoted] We develop on NT machines and then FTP them to the UNIX server and generate the [Quoted] .fmx file from them. We have our own scripts that take care of the generation [Quoted] so I don't know all the steps at a detail level, but I'm 80% sure it is saved [Quoted] to the database first and then generated.

-Matt Received on Sun Jan 14 2001 - 22:51:47 CET