Re: Downgrade forms 5.0 to 4.5.7

[Quoted] By the way, there is a 32-bit version of Forms 4.5.7. I don't believe text file transformation would work though, fmt formats changed between versions, unfortunately.

In article <90dp76$pb4m$3_at_ID-62141.news.dfncis.de>,   "Sybrand Bakker" <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl> wrote:
> Must be.
> Oracle never guaranteed fmxes would be portable accross platform, so
 they
> may have changed the format using a 32 bit app (Microsoft did too,
 BTW).
>
> Regards,
>
> Sybrand Bakker, Oracle DBA
>
> "Ievel" <thefonsi_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:K33W5.2416$I5.106574_at_news.chello.be...
> > I tried that, but it doesn't work. I think it had something to do
 with the
> > fact that 4.5.7 is 16bit and 5.0 32bit?
> > Is that possible?
> >
> > "Frank" <frankbo_at_interaccess.nl> schreef in bericht
> > news:908bna$fta$1_at_porthos.nl.uu.net...
> > > Opening in Forms 4.5 does not work? Try saving ("converting") to
> > > text file (.fmt extension) from V5, and open that in 4.5.
> > > Of course, won't work if any V5 specifics were used.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Frank
> > > Ievel <thefonsi_at_hotmail.com> schreef in berichtnieuws
> > > t7yV5.2186$I5.91323_at_news.chello.be...
> > > > Hello,
> > > >
> > > > Does anybody know some sort of utility to downgrade modules
 build in
 forms
> > > > 5.0 to forms 4.5.7?
> > > >
> > > > Thanx,
> > > >
> > > > Ievel
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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