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External app [message #151911] Mon, 19 December 2005 17:13 Go to next message
dlaw65
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Hi

Can I run an external exe app from a when-button-pressed trigger? If the exe expects input parameters and outputs a code can these also be processed by forms 6i? If so, how do I acheive this?

Thanks.

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Re: External app [message #151925 is a reply to message #151911] Mon, 19 December 2005 18:53 Go to previous messageGo to next message
djmartin
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Search this forum for 'host' and 'ora_ffi'

What version of Forms are you running and in what environment?

David

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Re: External app [message #152020 is a reply to message #151925] Tue, 20 December 2005 09:30 Go to previous messageGo to next message
dlaw65
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Forms 6i for Windows.

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Re: External app [message #152530 is a reply to message #151911] Fri, 23 December 2005 12:14 Go to previous messageGo to next message
dlaw65
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Correct me if I'm wrong but I beleive the 'host' built-in only provides the means to call the app as if from the OS command line. It doesn't seem to allow for any return from the app. Also the ora_ffi package seems to be for DLL's not exe.

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Re: External app [message #152732 is a reply to message #152530] Mon, 26 December 2005 20:09 Go to previous message
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You can create a '.bat' file using text_io, put the environment and commands into it directing it to place the result into another file, then use d2kwutil or host to run the 'bat' file. Then read he results back using text_io again.

Does this sound useable to you?

David

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