Re: Converter needed SQL*FORMS 2.3 to 3.0

grommen_at_prl.philips.nl (Ton Grommen) writes:

>Who can help me with a tool that converts ORACLE SQL*FORMS 2.3 INP files to
>3.0 INP files. It has to convert V2 triggers to V3 triggers.
 

>Thanks in advance,
 

>Ton

Ton:
In the latest copy of Oracle Magazine (Fall, 1992) There are several ads for SW which can convert from v2 triggers to v3. It seems many people are faced with the same problem. Although these ads claim to do a good job, it all depends on the complexity of your triggers. V3 triggers might not have exact counterparts in V2 so you will most likely have to do some manual editing and re-writing. There was an article in DBMS magazine a few months back about this but I can't seem to find it now.

Here's a few of the companies. Good Luck.

Rich Holowczak

P.S. If you are planning a major migration now, and you see any chance of going to Oracle 7 in the future, you might want to first check out how version 7 handles its database triggers. These can be used in various combinations to help out with integrity constraints, business rules and other housekeeping chores that might otherwise have to be done via SQL*Forms trigger code. Received on Fri Sep 18 1992 - 15:43:37 CEST