Re: ORACLE with a Windows Client

In article <lockley.51.0_at_boutek.csir.co.za> lockley_at_boutek.csir.co.za (Graeme Lockley) writes:
>If this is in an FAQ somewhere, I apologise and request that I get pointed
>in the correct direction.
>
>
>We have an ORACLE forms application which we are porting to Windows. For
>the sake of this discussion, the application consists of a collection
>of forms which are run selectively from our own menu system. We are
>presently running the forms individually from the OS shell and NOT from our
>menu system. I would like to ask people on the net what are the best options
>and their experiences because we are having lots of problems.
>
>Briefly our setup. We bought Forms 4 for Windows with the intention of
>connecting to an ORACLE server across our local Ethernet LAN.
>
>Problems:
> i) We have to start Windows in real mode (win /s). This is a real (pun)
> problem because we need to run other applications simultaneously with
> the forms which *require* Windows protected mode.
I assume you mean Standard mode which is what 'win /s' starts. I'll guess that you're doing this because you have the DOS SQL*Net drivers. There are now Windows SQL*Net dirvers implemented as .dlls. You can use these in enhanced mode. This most likely won't help speed it up much...

-Keith
 kmajkut_at_netcom.com Received on Thu Dec 09 1993 - 06:32:36 CET