Re: Forms/Reports 6i

On Fri, 30 Dec 2005 17:20:14 +0100, Frank van Bortel <frank.van.bortel_at_gmail.com> wrote:

>IANAL_VISTA wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> With free advice you get what you paid for it.
>> I am not really a Forms persons, but have supported Forms 5 ,6, 9, & 10.
>> Forms 6 is client/server & does not (directly) support Webforms.
>> Plus to support Webforms an Application Server is needed; AFAIK.
>>
>> I am not convinced you can get there from here.
>
>You can, actually, get from here to there,
>when you get hold of a Forms6i CD.
>The installer on it allows for client or server side
>Forms or Reports installations. What you want is the
>Forms Server install.
>
>Still needs to be in another Oracle Home, but Apache
>can be used (assuming that's "here").
>
>Problem is, these CD's are rare... because the stuff
>usually gets bundled with the Application Server,
>just as you indicated.
>Which requires quite another install (the Enterprise Version
>of 2.4Gb!) alltogether!
>I think this is the CD:
>http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/htdocs/devlic.html?http://otn.oracle.com/software/products/forms/htdocs/winsoft.html

You might also check:
http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/forms/pdf/269054.pdf

HTH, Happy New Year
Best Regards

Rob Zijlstra Received on Sat Dec 31 2005 - 11:36:35 CET