Re: Forms Migration 5->6i and Object References

Jan Gelbrich wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I would like to know if somebody in this group has some experience in Oracle
> Forms
> Migration from 5 to 6i ("why not to 9i" is not the subject here).
>
> Due to my information, basically it is just recompiling in 6i. So far so
> good.
>
> But my problem is, that there are decisive differences between 5 and 6i in
> handling Object References.
>
> We hav an Inhouse App consisting of 1 menu, approx. 100 Forms and 500
> Reports.
> Many of them are referencing reusable objects, layouts and PUs like
> "P_ErrorMessage" or "P_Alert"
> that have been put in a form "Refapp.fmb". In Forms 5, Others Forms are
> referencing
> this form.
>
> In 6i, Objects are referenced in Object Libraries *.olb.
>
> When I try to open any old form in 6i, I always get error messages from
> "refapp",
> and when opening a Canvas, I can see the mess: any layout properties coming
> from refapp are lost, so that input items are of height zero and so forth.
>
> My question is:
>
> When You have older Forms References like this,
> what would be the way
> to migrate them to 6i ?
>
> I do not know of any Oracle Developer functionality that could convert
> a refapp form into an object library.
>
> And: yes I did read manuals and groups (during months, cant remember when I
> started...)
> But I only found tips to use third party conversion tools ...
> But ther ought to be a way inside of Oracle ?
>
> Any comments greatfully appreciated
>
> tia
>
> Jan

If you are referring to inheriting visual attributes, property classes, and objects it does not require .obj libraries.

Daniel Morgan Received on Fri Feb 07 2003 - 18:22:13 CET