Re: Sizing windows for RUN forms and menu, windows version

From: Ron Loxton <loxtonr_at_govonca.gov.on.ca>
Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1993 13:04:03 GMT
Message-ID: <1993Jul15.130403.28816_at_govonca.gov.on.ca>


In <14JUL93.17720297.0210_at_UNBVM1.CSD.UNB.CA> "Andrew Jones (lrpr_at_unb.ca)" <LRPR_at_UNB.CA> writes:

> Has anyone tried using the MS-Windows version of run forms and
>menu for forms 3? It's a windows app, which runs forms and menu
>files created for the DOS version. This gives it 3 crucial
>advantages as far as we are concerned: 1) Windows memory management
>2) Windows character set (instead of the DOS Code Page 863 set for
>Canadian French) and 3) task switching capability for users with
>other apps configured on their machines. ORACLE has advised against
>trying to run the DOS version in a Windows DOS prompt, which
>otherwise would give us benefit 3 (and some of 1). We were hoping
>the windows version would solve the problem; but it has one of it's
>own. The window is fixed in size, and takes up only about half the
>screen. We want to re-size it so it uses as much of the screen as
>possible; this is valuable real-estate here. I have asked ORACLE
>tech support and ORACLE post-sales tech support, who have put it out
>on the company mailing system; they got no response, and didn't have
>a clue how to do it. If anyone could tell me if and how it's
>possible, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks.

> ANDREW JONES (LRPR_at_UNB.CA)

        I have been running using the windows version of runform/runmenu. Unfortunatly this is not a true windows application. It only runs in character mode so it cannot be resized.

Ron Loxton
Database Specialist
Ministry of Natural Resources
Thunder Bay ON Canada Received on Thu Jul 15 1993 - 15:04:03 CEST

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