Forms 3.0 host() processing

From: Peter W. Flur <flur_at_eecom.gatech.edu>
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1993 11:54:51 GMT
Message-ID: <1993Jun11.115451.21972_at_ee.gatech.edu>


Using:
SQL*Forms Design: Version 3.0.16.12.2
Oracle Toolkit Version 01.00.20.02.01
PL/SQL Version 01.00.35.02.01
SQL*Menu Version 05.00.11.13.02

I've noticed an interesting "feature" in forms PL/SQL processing. I want to do the following:

message('Please wait while I process...'); host('do some command');
do_something_else;

and have the message displayed while it executes the host command. I have yet to figure out a way that displays the message BEFORE the host command is actually executes. I've put bells, multiple messages, etc., but they all refuse to occur before the host command in the PL/SQL block.

I've thought of the requisite host command something like: host('command >& /dev/null &');

But, I'd still like to tell the user to wait while it spawns that process.

Any thoughts or work-arounds?

Peter

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