Re: Forms 3.0 => 4.5 Conversion ?

kasten_at_brookings.net (Chris Kasten) wrote:

> "James D. Smith" <jdsmith_at_llnl.gov> wrote:
 

> > Hello Everybody,
> > I am putting together an estimate for my client on how much time it
> > will take to convert their Oracle Forms 3.0 to Oracle 4.5 running
> > under windows. Has anyone done this? Did you use any third party
> > tools to help make the conversion go faster, cheaper, better? Do you
> > have an estimate of how long, (roughly), it took you to convert a
> > form of average complexity from Oracle Forms 3.0 to Forms 4.5?
> > Jim
 

> It really depends on your goals. If you just want to get the forms to
> 4.5, but don't want to take time to use all the features (of the GUI)
> you can convert them and then set Mouse Navigation Limit
> to Item. You'll now have a 4.5 form that basically looks and
> acts like a 3.0 form. Figure a minute or two for each form.... If
> you want to add the pretty colors and buttons and .bmps and
> etc. the sky is the limit.
 

> I have some basic guidelines we put together here based on
> responses from a similar post. If you're interested in a copy
> drop me some e-mail.

I should add that these guidlines are oriented towards going from DOS v3.0 to Windows 4.5... Offer still stands tho.

-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Chris Kasten
Programmer/Analyst (among others...)

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