Re: FORMS and pathnames

Store everything that is specific to your application in the same working directory and set that working directory in the Shortcut that launches forms/your application, OR, set the forms60_path variable in the registry: hkey_local_machine\software\oracle

Michael Plawecki <m.plawecki_at_btinternet.com> wrote in message news:8pe4g7$fsg$1_at_plutonium.btinternet.com...
> I'm teaching myself FORMS using 6i. As a practice example I'm trying to
> start
> from a initial form that displays a custom menu, where some of the menu
> items
> will call other forms via CALL_FORM.
>
> I can get the initial form to display the custom menu by hard-coding the
> menu
> directory in the Menu Module property, but the calls to the other forms
> don't
> assume that directory and hence can't be found.
>
> I've found reference to FORMS45_PATH in some old documentation, but
 nothing
> else other than the Menu Module and Menu Source properties.
>
> Is there an accepted way of telling your application where to look for
> components?
> Is there a way of concatenating directories ie test components sitting on
> top of
> production components?
>
> Mike
>
>
Received on Mon Sep 11 2000 - 17:43:49 CEST