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"Ana C. Dent" <anacedent_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> >
> > So if you need HTML interface you can't use Forms.
>
> Golly, I must be hallucinating then.
> Just a few minutes ago I would have sworn I was
> running 9iAS R2 Forms via my IE Browser. I'm not
> clear on how to reconcile my reality with the
> sentance immediately above this response.
>
Well, the fact is, that Forms does not use HTML! It uses a Java applet that
runs inside your browser. Communication with the server is either through a
special Oracle protocol, or HTTP (in the latest Forms incarnation). So, the
fact that something runs inside your browser does not mean it is based on
HTML.
hth
rob van lopik Received on Sat May 31 2003 - 09:41:27 CDT
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