Re: Forms 4.5 and 5 and 6 on one workstation?

In article <37ec8290.1291977_at_super.news-ituk.to>, TurkBear <See Message body for real address> wrote:
>The versions of Forms and Reports use distinctly named components so there
>should be no problem using multiple versions ( I currently run Forms 4.5 and 5
>along with Reports 2.5. and 3 - shucks, I even have some 16bit 4.5 stuff
>running) on my NT with no difficulties - I just installed each version - in
>sequence, and Oracle 'figured out' how to set it up....
>
>The registry will have entries for Forms45, Forms50, etc and the actual
>executables are F45des32.exe, F45run32.exe ( 4.5 Forms designer and run-time)
> F50des32.exe,F50ren32.exe ( 5.0 "" )
>
>Same for Reports, Graphics, etc....
>
>Check your registry, path, etc..It should work,,,
>
>Hope it helps,
>John Greco
>
>Bob <bookouri_at_my-deja.com> wrote:
>
>>.
>>>
>>> Our company has several machines (NT), which have complete Developer
>>> 2000 on them, versions 1.6 and 2.1 (Forms 4.5 and 5.0, Reports 2.x
>>> and 3.0 etc. ).
>>>
>>> >What problems could this
>>> >raise?
>>\ -o Eppu Normaali o-
>>>
>>
>>Ive been trying to run developer/forms 4.5 and reports 2.5 along with
>>forms 5.0 and reports 3.0 for months, but have never been able to get
>>them to work at the same time on one workstation. I can get both
>>reports versions to run, but the forms refuse. If I install 4.5 and
>>then install 5.0, neither one of them will run after that.
>>
>>any suggestions about getting them to coexist?

I think the missing link here is that all the 32-bit versions have to be installed into the SAME Oracle home. Installing them to different places screws up the pointers in the registry. I don't have multiple versions running myself, but the Oracle home tip is what I have seen here some time ago.

Steve Cosner Received on Sun Sep 26 1999 - 08:21:27 CEST