Re: Oracle 7.3 and forms 3 - Supported or not?

engsys_at_merlion.singnet.com.sg (Singapore Airlines Ltd) wrote:

>Charles Jardine (cj10_at_cam.ac.uk) wrote:
>: Mike Rife wrote:
>: >
>: > Forms 3.0 cannot access Oracle 7.3. Forms 3.0 access Oracle via SQL*Net
>: > version 1. Oracle 7.3 supports SQL*Net V2 only. Thus, Forms 3.0 cannot
>: > access 7.3.
 

>: Nonsense. Forms 3 can use SQL*Net version 2. If it doesn't work with Oracle
>: 7.3, it must be for some other reason.
 

>I dont understand why forms3.0 requires sql*net in the first place.
>Forms 3.0 is not a client/server front end. Both the forms and database has
>to be on the server. If there is any one who says forms 3.0 can connect
>to a database on different machine ???

Indeed... I have done this for years now.

Forms 3.0 running on an AIX-server, and the database on a second AIX-machine.

Willy Klotz

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