Re: Newbie With Forms & IAS - help please.

amerar_at_iwc.net wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> My company needs to install Oracle forms. I am a DBA, so I have no
> experience with forms. I was hoping someone could answer come questions
> for me.
>
> We are running Oracle 8i on HPUX 64, so from what it looks like, I'm
> looking at Forms 6i?

Not sure - I would say it's inconclusive. All I am willing to *guess* is you're running "web based forms". But that existed since Forms V4.5 (Developer 1.4W, for "web").

>
> I downloaded some Client Install instructions for Forms. They seem
> pretty straight forward.
>
> However, since we will want to be sharing these forms and have everyone
> in the comany use them, I assume I need to install some server
> component. I have no clue where to look. I was told that I need to
> install iAS? I have no clue on what that is.

Oracle's internet Application Server.

>
> There is a lot of documentation out there, but nothing seems to be what
> I need. I just need the step-by-step installation and explanation to
> get this up and running on the client side and the server side.

Hmmm... client side, eh? Running Forms in client/server mode then? If so, nothing is required on the server (apart from a file server, perhaps :) ), as long as the connectivity is there.

In short - get that straightened out: what version (like the RDBMS, the more digits, the merrier), and in what mode (Web, or client/server)

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Regards,
Frank van Bortel