Re: SQL Forms 3.0 and Oracle 8

From: Sybrand Bakker <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl>
Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2001 20:13:50 +0200
Message-ID: <tp53bci76ppa88@news.demon.nl>

"Ban Spam" <ban-spam_at_operamail.com> wrote in message news:Xns91105814C1A4CSunnySD_at_24.0.3.73...
> KoVaL <pkowal_at_stomilsanok.com.pl> wrote in news:3B92345C.60E0BC61
> @stomilsanok.com.pl:
> >>
> >> Not directly. IIRC, V7.3.2 was the last version of Oracle
> >> that officially supported Forms 3. By some minor "tweaks"
> >> we are still running Forms 3 against V7.3.4.5 today.
> >>
> >> HTH & YMMV!
> >
> > Can You tell me where The Secret is ?
> >
> > KoVaL
>
>
> We have a V7.3.2 tree which is the default ORACLE_HOME.
> We have a V7.3.4 tree which holds the files for the DB.
> By using TWO_TASK folks always access the V7.3.4.5 DB
> while Forms 3 is happy in a V7.3.2 environment.
>
> FWIW - This does NOT work with any 8 DB because the rowids changed.
>

Exactly. Mind you Forms 3 was replaced by Forms 4.5 somewhere in 1993/1994.

8.0 will be desupported end of this month. So the 'secret' is to upgrade to 8.1.7

Regards,

Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA Received on Sun Sep 02 2001 - 13:13:50 CDT