Re: Forms4.5 - Batch generation

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> Selwyn Wies <scwies_at_world.std.com> writes:
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> >I need to regenerate 100's of forms. Create a script:
> >
> >f45gen form1 batch=y ....
> >f45gen form2 ............
> >.
> >f45gen form500 .......
> >Now how do I detect after the fact that a few forms failed to compile?
> >(without checking for .fmx). I would like to output the failed forms to
> >a file. (running WIN95, 16bit version of Forms4.5). I don't know of any
> >utilities provided by Oracle Corp.
> >
> >Selwyn Wies
>
> We had the same problem as you have. Because of our migration from
> Designer/2000 1.1 to 1.3, we also migrate from Forms 4.5.6.3.3 (16 bit) to
> 4.5.7.0.10 (32 bit). This migration forced us to generate over 400 Forms,
> Menus and Libraries.
>
> How did you manage to make a batch to generate 100 Forms. I tried to make
> a batch file (a DOS .bat file) and run it under Windows95. But, because
> of the multi threading (or whatever the word is) Windows95 tries to run
> al the generate statements in the batch file at one time, resulting only
> the first to generate.
> Because of the problem I build a Form to do the job. The Forms retrieves
> the directory information of the active directory and gives me the posibility
> to select the FMB, MMB and PLL files I want to generate. Then, just push the
> button and the Form issues all the needed generate statements with the Forms
> buitl-in HOST.
> After each generation the Form checks the error file (same name as the Form,
> but with the extension ERR). In case it is a FMB it checks the last row for
> 'Compilation errors have occurred.' and in case it is a PLL it checks 2
> rows before the last for 'FRM-30312:Failed to compile the library.'
> The Forms marks all the Forms that did not generate.
> I alse made a button to check if all FMB files have a FMX, all MMB files
> have a MMX and all PLL files have a PLX.
>
> Henk Rook
> ENNIA Caribe NV, Curaçao
> ENCTDEP_at_IBM.NET
Let me butt in. Under win95, if you use "start/w f45gen . . ." it will wait for the previous to finish before starting the next. I used it to gen 400 forms using the 16 bit f45gen:

for %a in (*.fmb) do start/w f45gen %a batch=y compile_all=y userid=blah/blah

This may not be the exact syntax for the "for" command, but it is close. This allows me to do it with one command in one shot.

Loyal Barber
MCI Systemhouse Received on Wed Apr 09 1997 - 00:00:00 CEST