Re: Oracle Forms Problem

From: Frame\ <25kadr_at_inbox.ru>
Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 14:27:27 +0300
Message-ID: <akl0f2$l9s$1_at_newton.comint.net>


> 2. I would like to start an external application and exit the current
form:
> host('C:\Programme\bo5\BusinessObjects 5.0\BUSOBJ.EXE -user ' ||
the_username
> || ' -pass ' || the_username);
> exit_form;

> The problem is, that exit_form is executed after I quit the program
> BUSOBJ.EXE. But I want the form to exit immediately after having started
the
> program. Is this possible? I have tried to do it via a timer trigger, but
> without success.

Use DDE built-in package.

Try this:

Declare
 App_ID pls_integer;
Begin

     App_ID:=dde.app_begin ('C:\Programme\bo5\BusinessObjects 5.0\BUSOBJ.EXE -user ' || the_username || ' -pass ' ||the_username,dde.App_Mode_Normal);
 exit_form;
end; Received on Thu Aug 29 2002 - 13:27:27 CEST

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