Re: Converter needed SQL*FORMS 2.3 to 3.0
Date: 18 Sep 92 15:36:57 GMT
Message-ID: <1992Sep18.153657.9704_at_news.iastate.edu>
In article <1582_at_rwja.umdnj.edu>,
holowczk_at_rwja.umdnj.edu (Richard Holowczak) writes:
>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.
DBMS Feb. 1992 Page 24; Trigger Conversion: porting triggers from SQL*Forms V2 to V3 by Steve Roti
>
>Here's a few of the companies. Good Luck.
>
>Rich Holowczak
>
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>
>Kumaran Systems
>FORMS*Converter
>U.S. Canada: 1-800-567-1332
>
>Performance Technologies Inc.
>70 Birmingham Way
>Boston, MA 02135
>Tel: 617-787-1776
>
>
>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.
The article also mentions TOP*PL/SL from SQL Solutions
8 New England Executive Park
Burlington, Mass. 01803
617.270.4150
Marvin Beck Iowa State University
Received on Fri Sep 18 1992 - 17:36:57 CEST