Re: Form4.5 problem -- Please help!!!

yltong_at_oliv1.oli.hk wrote:
>
> Hello,
> In our system, we convert Oracle Forms3.0 to Forms45 by using
> f45gen32.exe. Then we use f45des32.exe to re-arrange the postion of fields
> because these fields position are in an disorder manner after convertion.
> After re-arrangement of the fields postion, we generate these Forms to *.fmx
> on the Chinese Windows95 platform. Thses *.fmx run by Chinese Windows95 users
> find definitely OK. However, for English Windows users, the spacing between
> fields become narrower and some will overlap.
> This is a big problem for us since we have to keep one set of *.fmx for both
> Chinese and English Windows95 or even MacOS 8.
> Is there anyone having same experience to share?
> Thanks a lot!
>
I believe forms 3.0 keeps it's spacing based on characters, whereas forms4.5 can space according to character, size/distance , or pixels.

Are you certain that you have the equivalent settings?

Also, I have found that it is generally better to open the form (FMB) in FDES32 and save it before regenerating. According to one Oracle rep. I had spoken to several months back, this tags the file as 32 bit and saves it in a slightly different way (since it becomes F4.5). Then try regenerating from the forms designer (<Ctrl> + T...or File --> Administration --> Generate.

Jonathan Received on Thu Dec 11 1997 - 00:00:00 CET