Re: Can one interface SQL Forms with Pro*C

In article <C5y34L.GzF_at_ucunix.san.uc.edu> sambarss_at_ucunix.san.uc.edu writes:

>Hi fellow netters!!
>
>I am a beginner in Oracle.
>Please pardon my lack of knowledge.
>But please do understand and enlighten me of the following doubts I have.
>
>I wish to develop applications in Oracle using Pro*C or C and would like to
>provide User interface for interaction by the operator. How can I achieve
> that?
>I am in a unix environment.
>
>I understand that SQL Plus can have SQL Forms interface.
>i.e one can call SQL statements in the triggers in SQL Forms to perform the
>query or action.
>
>I was wondering if one can have Pro*C interfaced with SQL Forms.
>If yes, could please send me a sample program of how you integrate both or
>explain to me in brief about acheiving the same.
>If no, could you please let me what I can do for the User interface with Pro*C
>
>
>Thanks a lot in advance..
>
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Check out the documentation for user-exits, these will allow you to call 3gl routines from your forms.

However if you are using Forms 3, you can probably do what you want in pl/sql

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tina london