Re: Running SQL*Plus via "start" command in Oracle forms does not work on windows 2000

From: Suresh Bhat <oracleguru_at_lycos.com>
Date: 29 Oct 2002 15:32:14 -0800
Message-ID: <9c64199c.0210291532.e0c59a8_at_posting.google.com>


oracleguru_at_lycos.com (Suresh Bhat) wrote in message news:<9c64199c.0210281442.2ed66596_at_posting.google.com>...
> Running SQL*Plus from forms via "start" command
>
> Oracle forms 6.0.8.10.3 windows 2000, RDBMS 7.3.4.10.3(UNIX server).
>
> I had used the following code to run SQL*Plus on windows NT and it had
> worked but now with windows 2000, it does not work. Nothing happens.
>
> It still works for the users that have windows NT.
>
> :global.var := 'start /MAX \\ntapps\oracle6i\orant\bin\plus80w.exe '||
> :global.username||'/'||:global.password||'_at_'||:global.instance||
> ' _at_\\ntapps\oracle6i\scripts\x.sql';
> host(:global.var);
>
> How can I make this code work in Oracle forms on windows 2000 ?
>
> Thanks.
>

I solved my own problem. You canot use start on windows 2000. I took out start /MAX from the code and it worked fine.

> Suresh Bhat
Received on Wed Oct 30 2002 - 00:32:14 CET

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